1º_ Apocope of saint . 2º_ Although in Spanish the acronym 'SAN' has varied developments, the most used is for the English Storage Area Network ("storage area network") in computing. 3º_ 'San' is the name of a municipality in the region of Segú (Mali). 4º_ 12373; 12435; (San) is an honorific treatment used in Japan, it is interpreted as "sir or madam". 4º_ 'SAN' is the IATA code for San Diego International Airport, Lindbergh Field (California, USA).