wide-area network

基本解释

If the database goes down or if there are wide-area network access issues across the globe, the application is down.
如果数据库损坏或者全局出现大范围的网络访问问题，那么应用程序将宕机。
As a kind of information technology infrastructure, data grid provides basic framework for sharing large data collections in wide-area network.
作为一种信息技术基础设施，数据网格提供广域网络范围内共享大的数据集的基本框架。
In addition to the ability to share test assets across boundaries, Rational Performance Tester enables you to conduct the load test across different locations through a WAN (wide-area network).
除此之外，跨边界共享测试资产的能力，Rational Performance Tester 使您能够通过一个广域网（WAN）跨越不同的地理位置来执行负载测试。

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a network of computers interconnected over large distances, often by optical fibres or microwave communications ( abbr: WAN)