Neither, those terms refer to smaller networks, a LAN being "Local Area Network" used in residential or commercial facilities and a WAN is a Wide Area Network, for instance one that covers an entire town/City, these almost always connect to the greater, Internet
Wide area network
LAN stands for Local Area Network & WAN stands for Wide Area Network.
Wide area networks can consist of many local area networks, but it is possible for a wide area network to be a single network.
wide area network
The biggest wide area network is called the Internet.
Local area network, Metor area network, Wide area network
LAN<local area network> , WAN<wide area network> , MAN <metropolitan area network>, Backbone network.
WAN (Wide area network)
Wide Area Network
No, the Internet is considered a Wide Area Network (WAN)
A good example for a WAN -- wide area network -- is a business or school network, when the GAN, or global area network, is the Internet itself.