WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK Definition & Meaning

wireless local area network

noun

a wireless broadband system for linking personal computers and workstations with each other in order to share data, devices, programs, etc.: usually confined to one office, building, or home.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of wireless local area network¹

First recorded in 1985–90

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China has disregarded international tech standards since 2009 and required companies to use its own wireless local area network standard in mobile handsets, which raised “serious concerns” from the U.S.

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Bell Labs also developed lasers, created the first wireless local area network technology, the C++ programming language and the six-way mouse that has shown up in products like the Wii.

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