network

[ net-wurk ]

/ ˈnɛtˌwɜrk /

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noun

any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.

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.

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.

an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates.

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.

Electricity. an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.

a netting or net.

verb (used without object)

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.

verb (used with object)

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.

to connect to a network.

to distribute widely: We charge a small fee for networking your résumé.

to cover with or as if with a network: to network a bay with buoy markers.

to organize into a network: to network the state's independent stations.

to broadcast (a program) over a radio or television network.

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Origin of network

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

Related formsnet·work·er, nounnon·net·work, adjectivesub·net·work, nounsu·per·net·work, noun

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This short, shown between longer shows on the network and released online, is all of that and more.
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He rebuilt the fortifications of Megiddo, thus securing the control of the network of roads which traversed Southern Syria.
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This network of agreements existed until it was destroyed through the outbreak of the war.
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There was then no network of railroads running over its vast territory as there is now.
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The place was a network of trenches with connecting passages, roofed over with timber, raupo, and toetoe reeds and earth.
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Through it the launch of the Diomde threaded the network of the shipping.
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British Dictionary definitions for network

network

/ (ˈnɛtˌwɜːk) /

noun

an interconnected group or systema network of shops

Also: net a system of intersecting lines, roads, veins, etc

another name for net 1 (def. 1), netting

radio television a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programme simultaneously

electronics a system of interconnected components or circuits

computing a system of interconnected computer systems, terminals, and other equipment allowing information to be exchanged

verb

(tr) radio television to broadcast on stations throughout the countrythe Scotland–England match was networked

computing (of computers, terminals, etc) to connect or be connected

(intr) to form business contacts through informal social meetings

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Word Origin and History for network

network

"net-like arrangement of threads, wires, etc.," 1550s, from net (n.) + work (n.). Extended sense of "any complex, interlocking system" is from 1839 (originally in reference to transport by rivers, canals, and railways). Meaning "broadcasting system of multiple transmitters" is from 1914; sense of "interconnected group of people" is from 1947.

network

1887, "to cover with a network," from network (n.). From 1940 as "to broadcast over a (radio) network;" 1972 in reference to computers; 1980s in reference to persons. Related: Networked; networking.

Medicine definitions for network

network

[ nĕt′wûrk′ ]

n.

A fabric or structure in which cords, threads, or wires cross at regular intervals.

A body structure resembling such a fabric or structure.

Science definitions for network

network

[ nĕt′wûrk′ ]

A system of computers and peripherals, such as printers, that are linked together. A network can consist of as few as two computers connected with cables or millions of computers that are spread over a large geographical area and are connected by telephone lines, fiberoptic cables, or radio waves. The Internet is an example of very large network. See more at LAN WAN.

Culture definitions for network

network

A system of computers that are joined together so that they can communicate by exchanging information and sharing resources. (See Internet and lan.)

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