(1) Any computer in the network. (2) A platform for personal computers introduced in 1996 that never caught on. However, the concept was valid and has subsequently been embodied in Web-based ...

(2) (Network in a Box) A packaged product from Network Computer, Inc., (NCI) that included an x86-based server, NCOS operating system, Oracle Web server and other applications. See network computer .

Wide Area Network; Also known as: WAN: A Wide Area Network, or WAN, is a series of smaller LANs (Local Area Networks) that are interconnected through various means over very large distances ...

Metropolitan Area Network; Also known as: MAN: A Metropolitan Area Network, or MAN, is a series of LANs (Local Area Networks) that are interconnected through various means in a Metropolitan area ...