Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

personal area network

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: per-son-al area net-work
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A communications network intended for devices within one person's workspace (a small room or cubicle); it is typically wireless.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: WPAN (broadly synonymous)"

Inflected Forms

personal area networks (plural)

Phrases

body area network near field communications

Frequently Paired Words

Bluetooth body area network near field communications LAN local area network

Synonyms

PAN WPAN[Appendix:Glossary

Questions

What does personal area network mean?: A communications network intended for devices within one person's workspace (a small room or cubicle); it is typically wireless.

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