WAN (Wide Area Network)
Definition: A WAN is a communications network that covers a wide geographic area.
What This Means: Unlike a LAN, which is within a school or other location, a WAN can connect multiple locations as large as a school system, state, or national organizations.
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- HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
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- Identity Management
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- IEP (Individualized Education Plan)
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- IP
- IP Address
- ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
- ISInsight
- ISO 9000
- IT
- IT Roadmap
- Item Dictionary
- Item List
- Item Number
- Kbps
- Kerberos password
- Key Data Element Code (KEY)
- Keychain drive
- Kilobyte (KB)
- Knowledge Management
- KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
- Lagging Indicator
- LAN (Local Area Network)
- Laser Printer
- LCD
- LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
- LEA (Content Area Specialist Application Role)
- LEA (Local Education Agency)
- LEA Data Staff Application Role
- Leading Indicator
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- Master
- Master Person Index (MPI)
- Max Value
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- Metadata
- MHz (MegaHertz)
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- Mobile Learning
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- Month Collected
- Month Reported
- Moobilenet, MoobilenetX
- MOOC – Massive Open Online Course
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- Official Data
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- Order
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- Output Item
- Output or Report Name
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- PCS
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- PDBMI (Performance-Based Data Management Inititative)
- PDF
- Periodicity
- Personal Information
- PESC (Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council)
- Pharming
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- Privacy Restriction
- Process Management
- Profile Report
- Prompt
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- Provide
- Proxy Server
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- Push Technology
- RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
- RAM
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- Read Only Security Role
- Real Time
- Relational Database/RDS (Relational Data Store)
- Reliability
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- Report Manifest
- Report Manifest ID
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- Report Set
- Reporting Data Store
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- Repository Description
- Repository Name
- Repository Table
- Repository Type
- Request
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- Response
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- Risk Mitigation
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- Scope
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- SIF_Ack
- SIF-certified
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- Site License
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- Social Media
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- Student Transcript
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