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Definitions for Network

[1] any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
[2] Radio and Television . a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so that the same program can be broadcast or telecast by all. a company or organization that provides programs to be broadcast over these stations: She was hired by the network as program coordinator.
[3] Telecommunications , Computers . a system containing any combination of computers, computer terminals, printers, audio or visual display devices, or telephones interconnected by telecommunication equipment or cables: used to transmit or receive information.
[4] an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates.
[5] a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., especially over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.: a network of supply depots.
[6] Electricity . an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.
[7] a netting or net.
[8] to cultivate people who can be helpful to one professionally, especially in finding employment or moving to a higher position: His business lunches were taken up with networking.
[9] to place (as a program from a local radio or television station) in or on a network: The station will try to network the local cooking show.
[10] to connect to a network.
[11] to distribute widely: We charge a small fee for networking your résumé.
[12] to cover with or as if with a network: to network a bay with buoy markers.
[13] to organize into a network: to network the state's independent stations.
[14] to broadcast (a program) over a radio or television network.
[15] an interconnected group or system a network of shops
[16] Also: net a system of intersecting lines, roads, veins, etc
[17] another name for net 1 (def. 1), netting
[18] radio television a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programme simultaneously
[19] electronics a system of interconnected components or circuits
[20] computing a system of interconnected computer systems, terminals, and other equipment allowing information to be exchanged
[21] (tr) radio television to broadcast on stations throughout the country the Scotland–England match was networked
[22] computing (of computers, terminals, etc) to connect or be connected
[23] (intr) to form business contacts through informal social meetings

Words related to Network

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Words nearby Network

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Origin of Network

1550–60; 1910–15 for def 2 ; net1 + work

Other words from Network

net·work·er , noun
non·net·work , adjective
sub·net·work , noun
su·per·net·work , noun

Synonyms for Network

chain, grid, net, organization, structure, system, web, arrangement, artery, checkerboard, circuitry, complex, convolution, crisscross, fabric, fiber, grill, grillwork, hookup, interconnections, jungle, labyrinth, maze, mesh, netting, nexus, patchwork, plexus, reticulation, reticule, screening, tessellation, tracks, wattle, weave, wiring