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wide area network, WAN

n. a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

wide area network, WAN, wide-area network, wide-area networking

n. computer network where the computer are farther apart and connected phone lines or radio waves

wan

v. become pale and sickly

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wan

adj. lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"

pale, pallid

adj. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"

waxen, waxlike, waxy

adj. having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"

sallow, sickly

adj. unhealthy looking

etiolate, etiolated, blanched

adj. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"

colorless, colourless

adj. lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade"

anemic, anaemic

adj. lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball"

adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated

adj. lacking strength or vigor

breakaway

adj. having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"

faint, feeble

adj. lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"

feeble, lame

adj. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"

slight, insubstantial

adj. having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"

jerry-built, shoddy

adj. of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses"

little, small

adj. (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"

namby-pamby, gutless, spineless, wishy-washy

adj. weak in willpower, courage or vitality

pale

adj. not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"

puny

adj. inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"

flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin

adj. lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"

thin

adj. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"

vulnerable

adj. capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the body"

washy

adj. overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"

aureate, florid, flamboyant

adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"

robust

adj. rough and crude; "a robust tale"

robust

adj. sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"

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