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Wide area networks (Computer networks)

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Wide area networks (Computer networks)

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91002469
- info:lc/authorities/sh91002469
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh91002469#concept
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- Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Variants
- WANs (Computer networks)
Broader Terms
- Computer networks
- Electronic data processing--Distributed processing
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Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb123370399
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4294149-0
Sources
- found: Work cat.: WAN gateways, c1990 (WAN, Wide area networks)
- found: ASTI: under Wide area networks.
- found: Engr. index: pt. IX, p. 9253 (Wide area networks, WANs)
- found: McGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech. (A system consisting of a set of nodes that are interconnected by a set of links, and generally covers a large geographic area, usually on the order of hundreds of miles. Abbr; WAN)
- notfound: Hennepin;IAC;Random House;Web. 3
LC Classification
- TK5105.87-TK5105.875
Change Notes
- 1991-05-16: new
- 1992-05-18: revised

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