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Computer networks come in many different shapes and sizes.
The precise meaning of this terminology remains lost on the average person, however. A third category, the MAN, also fit into this scheme as it too is centered on a distance-based concept. As technology improved, new types of networks appeared on the scene. A LAN connects network devices over a relatively short distance. A networked office building, school, or home usually contains a single LAN, though sometimes one building will contain a few small LANs, and occasionally a LAN will span a group of nearby buildings.