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storage area network

network which provides access to consolidated, block level data storage
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storage area network

Summary

storage area network is a technical system[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • storage area network's instance of is recorded as technical system[3].
  • storage area network is a type of computer network[4].
  • storage area network is a type of data storage medium[5].
  • storage area network is a type of distributed block storage[6].
  • storage area network's Commons category is recorded as Storage Area Network[7].
  • storage area network's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Storage area networks[8].
  • storage area network's different from is recorded as network-attached storage[9].
  • storage area network's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10003109[10].
  • storage area network's uses is recorded as disk array[11].
  • storage area network's does not have part is recorded as file system[12].

Why It Matters

storage area network has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

direct-attached storage disk array distributed block storage file system Hewlett Packard Enterprise Network Direct Attached Storage VSAN Z-SAN

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . lenovo.com. lenovo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → Storage+Area+Network
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: SAN, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/9aef88c707e54/|details]])"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → network-attached storage
    Subclass of → computer network, data storage medium, distributed block storage
    Foldoc id → Storage+Area+Network
    Commons category → —
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534823405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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