LAN party

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See also: LAN-party and LAN-Party

English

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Etymology

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From LAN +‎ party.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.