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metropolitan area network
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computer network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region.
A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a computer network that connects users and computers across a city or region—larger than a single building but smaller than nationwide coverage. It matters because it allows organizations and communities spread across a geographic area to share information and resources efficiently.
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A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a computer network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic region of the size of a metropolitan area. The term MAN is applied to the interconnection of local area networks (LANs) in a city into a single larger network which may then also offer efficient connection to a wide area network. The term is also used to describe the interconnection of several LANs in a metropolitan area through the use of point-to-point connections between them.
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