ABSTRACT
LAN n abbreviation for a local area network, which connects computers locally, usually in one room or on one campus, without the need to access the Internet.
language1 n the system of human communication which consists of the structured arrangement of sounds (or their written representation) into larger units, e.g. morphemes, words, sentences, utterances. In common usage it can also refer to non-human systems of communication such as the “language” of bees, the “language” of dolphins.
