MAN may refer to any of the following:
Short for metropolitan area network, MAN is a network that is utilized across multiple buildings. A MAN is much larger than the standard LAN local area network), but is not as large as a WAN (wide area network). A MAN is commonly used in school campuses and large companies with multiple buildings.
Short for Manual, man is a Unix and Linux command to display the manual of a command. For example, at the Linux prompt typing “man ls” would display the manual for the ls command.
Related information
- Network and network card help and support.
Computer acronyms, HAN, LAN, MAE, Network terms, WAN, WiMAX
- Unix and Linux man command.
