Sebastien Roy writes:
>       link      A datalink, identified by a name.
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>       plink     The link name of a physical datalink.
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>       elink     The link name of an Ethernet datalink.
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>       vlan      The link name of a VLAN datalink.
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>       wlan      The link name of a WiFi datalink.

That last one puzzles me.

What's the difference between a "lan" and a "link" in this context?
Why is it "elink" and not "elan," but "wlan" and not "wlink?"

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