| Dutch | English |
| Local Area Network | local area network (A network of computers, printers, and other devices located within a relatively limited area (for example, a building). A LAN enables any connected device to interact with any other on the network) |
| Metropolitan Area Network | metropolitan area network (A highspeed network that can carry voice, data, and images at up to 200 Mbps or faster over distances of up to 75 km. Based on the network architecture, the transmission speed can be higher for shorter distances. A MAN, which can include one or more LANs as well as telecommunications equipment such as microwave and satellite relay stations, is smaller than a wide area network but generally operates at a higher speed) |
| Network Address Translation | network address translation (An Internet Protocol (IP) translation process that allows a network with private addresses to access information on the Internet) |
| Network File System | network file system (A distributed file system that allows users to access remote files and directories on a network as if they were local. NFS is compatible with Microsoft Windows and UNIX-based systems, including Linux and Mac OS X) |
| Network Information Service-toewijzingsoverzicht | Network Information Service map (A database served by Network Information Service (NIS). The NIS lookup calls require a map (database) name and an NIS domain name. An NIS domain consists of a collection of such maps) |
| Network location awareness-service | network location awareness service (A service of Windows Vista that collects network information available to Windows on behalf of applications and enables them to easily and effectively adapt to changes in network environments) |
| Storage Area Network | storage area network (A set of interconnected devices (such as disks and tapes) and servers that are connected to a common communication and data transfer infrastructure such as Fibre Channel) |
| Virtual Local Area Network | virtual local area network (A logical grouping of hosts on one or more local area networks (LANs) that allows communication to occur between hosts as if they were on the same physical LAN) |