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Noun: wireless local area network
  1. A local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol
    - WLAN, wireless fidelity, WiFi

Derived forms: wireless local area networks

Type of: LAN, local area network

Encyclopedia: Wireless local area network

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