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Metro area network

MAN

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Metro Area Network

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A large computer network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic region of the size of a metropolitan The geographical area of the MAN, typically a city, is larger than Local Area Network (LAN), but smaller than Wide Area Network (WAN).

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