# The Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 83: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN THIS ANNEX


“Local area network” (4) is a data communication system which:
a. Allows an arbitrary number of independent “data devices” to communicate directly with each other; and
b. Is confined to a geographical area of moderate size (e.g., office building, plant, campus, warehouse).
N.B.: “Data device”: equipment capable of transmitting or receiving sequences of digital information.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/271/schedule/1/paragraph/83 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dual-use-and-related-goods-export-control-regulations-1995/schedule-1/paragraph-83
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