LAN Times LAN Times LAN Times was a print and online information journal dedicated to covering issues of technology and network computing, including local area network information. The publication was headquartered in San Mateo, California, and published print journals as well as online articles from 1988 to 1999. The publication featured an online help forum for network administrators, and published a variety of books on computer networking. It was published on a biweekly basis. It was published by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. until May 1998, when it was sold to CMP Media. Following the change over the ownership the magazine continued to
Acronym writing for a broad audience, the expansion is typically given at the first occurrence of the acronym within a given text, for the benefit of those readers who do not know what it stands for. The capitalization of the original term is independent of it being acronymized, being lowercase for a common noun such as frequently asked questions (FAQ) but uppercase for a proper noun such as the United Nations (UN) (as explained at Case > Casing of expansions). In addition to expansion at first use, some publications also have a key listing all the acronyms used they have used