PAN

Updated: 03/10/2024 by Computer Hope

PAN may refer to any of the following:

personal area network

1. A Personal Area Network, or PAN, is a local network designed to transmit data between PCs (personal computing devices), PDAs (personal digital assistants) and telephones. Gaming devices, like a game console system, may also be set up on a PAN.

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A PAN can be hooked up to another network or the Internet, if needed.

2. Pan is the name of a transition.

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