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`CAN
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`Last modified: Tuesday, April 03, 2001
`Acronym for campus-area network. An interconnection of local-area
`networks within a limited geographical space, such as a school campus or a
`military base.
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`For internet.com pages about CAN
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`Network Topologies
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`Networks
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`AppleTalk
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`ARCnet
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`bridge
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`client/server architecture
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`DCC
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`Ethernet
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`HAN
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`HPNA
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`IEEE 802 standards
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`internetworking
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`local-area network
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`MAN
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`NetWare
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`network
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`network interface card
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`network operating system
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`network-attached storage
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`NOC
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`node
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`Novell
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`peer-to-peer architecture
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`server farm
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`SNMP
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`switching hub
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`TAN
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`token bus network
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`token-ring network
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`topology
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`VLAN
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`wide-area network
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`WLAN
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