What is "PAN"?

What is "PAN"?

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PAN is a personal area network. As computers become more ubiquitous, as more people have them, they become smaller, and computers end up being in small things, such as your cellphone and on laptops. PAN, a personal area network, means a connection that you personally have with the technology that is around you. The way your cellphone communicates with your laptop, the way your Bluetooth headset communicates with your cellphone and your laptop, the way you communicate with your car's Bluetooth system. Bluetooth is currently the most notable Personal Area Network, but Infra-Red is also a notable Personal Area Network, and some low level Radio Frequency and wireless can also be considered that, especially if you're using it to communicate with some other device or technology that is around your basic body.