Examples of LAN in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the developers would find out 12 years later, when releasing Diablo III, the fans had a very specific idea of what the franchise was supposed to be, and anyone who’s ever spent time at an internet café or toiled away at an overnight LAN party knows, these fans take it very seriously. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of LAN was in 1981

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“LAN.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LAN. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.

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