LAN party

See also: LAN-party and LAN-Party

English

Etymology

From LAN +‎ party.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Southern British, MLE) IPA^(key): /ˈlan ˌpɑː.ti/
• (US, Canada, Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈlæn ˌpɑɹ.ti/

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Noun

LAN party (plural LAN parties)

1. (computing) A social event based around a LAN (local area network) where participants engage in computer activities such as multiplayer gaming.

   Coordinate terms: copyparty, demoparty

   • 2001 October 8, Network World, volume 18, number 41:

     For obvious reasons, one-day events are the easiest to set up, and it is recommended that the first LAN party you host be a one-day party.

   • 2007, Meredith G. Farkas, Social software in libraries, page 219:

     People like to go to LAN parties because graphically intensive games play better over a LAN than over the Internet […]

   • 2011, Brian Johnson, Duncan Mackenzie, Xbox 360 For Dummies:

     LAN parties have been around ever since geeks started playing games on computer networks.