lan
part of speech
abbreviation (LAN); fragment
meaning for a pupil
1) LAN stands for local area network: computers connected together in one building, like a school or house. tree →
2) «Lan» is a name or part of a name (a name), and a fragment of longer words like «land» or «plan». tree →
3) (Mandarin, pinyin) «lán» means blue (蓝). It sounds like «lahn» and is not an English word. tree →
sense in the lessons
In computing, a LAN connects computers in a school so they share printers and files; a «LAN party» is when friends link computers to play games. In Mandarin lessons, «lán sè» means the colour blue.
examples
- Our school computers are on a LAN. tree →
- The LAN cable plugs into the back of the computer. tree →
- They had a LAN party to play games together. tree →
- In Mandarin, «lán» means blue. tree →
- «Lan» is the start of «lane» and «land». tree →
- The internet is bigger than a LAN — it is a network of networks. tree →
note
Usually written in capitals: LAN. Not a normal English word on its own.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «lan» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.