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Example of a WAN and elaborate on why its a wan?

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WAN stands for Wide Area Network. It is usually used to refer to the Internet. The Internet is a WAN because it is a massive network covering more than one area, which means it's not a Local Area Network (LAN). AND YOUR MOM

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