social network

[ soh-shuhl net-wurk ]

noun

1. a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts:

   Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.

2. Digital Technology.
   1. an online community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information, resources, etc.:

      a business-oriented social network.

   2. a website or online service that facilitates this communication.

Word History and Origins

Origin of social network¹

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

On one of his social network pages Yarosh demanded Poroshenko make major changes in the ministry of interior.

From The Daily Beast

Yet the Dead created their own social network without any of this.

From The Daily Beast

That's tame compared to the C-word and racism other Republicans have thrown on the social network.

From The Daily Beast

He remained steadfast in his belief in the promise of the conservative social network.

From The Daily Beast

Many people heard about the Rift for the first time on March 25 when Oculus VR was purchased by the social network for $2 billion.

From The Daily Beast

The whole social network, in whose meshes we are all caught, cripples and paralyzes individuality.

From Project Gutenberg

His other men and women are even more independent of the social network.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• online community
• social media network