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Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-004637

A small-scale wireless network that requires little or no infrastructure and operates within a short range. A WPAN is typically used by a few devices in a single room instead of connecting the devices with cables.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-004637
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationWPAN
ReferencesNIST SP 800-121 Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 1 [Superseded]; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004637",
  "term": "Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A small-scale wireless network that requires little or no infrastructure and operates within a short range. A WPAN is typically used by a few devices in a single room instead of connecting the devices with cables.",
  "abbreviation": "WPAN",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/wireless-personal-area-network-wpan/"
}

Record 4,637 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.