any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
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Radioand Television.
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a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so that the same program can be broadcast or telecast by all.
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a company or organization that provides programs to be broadcast over these stations: She was hired by the network as program coordinator.
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a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., esp. over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.: a network of supply depots.
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Electricity. an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.
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a netting or net.
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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.
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an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates.
–verb (used without object)
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to cultivate people who can be helpful to one professionally, esp. in finding employment or moving to a higher position: His business lunches were taken up with networking.
–verb (used with object)
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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.
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to connect to a network.
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to distribute widely: We charge a small fee for networking your résumé.
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to cover with or as if with a network: to network a bay with buoy markers.
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to organize into a network: to network the state's independent stations.
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to broadcast (a program) over a radio or television network.
"net-like arrangement of threads, wires, etc.," 1560, from net (n.) + work (n.). Extended sense of "any complex, interlocking system" is from 1839 (orig. in ref. 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. The verb, in ref. to computers, is from 1972; in ref. to persons, it is attested from 1980s.
an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"
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(broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"
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an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: net]
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a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"
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(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
verb
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communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
networkAudio Help (nět'wûrk') Pronunciation Key
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.
networknetworking Hardware and software data communication systems. The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of partitioning any computer network into independent modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application) layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these layers. Networks are often also classified according to their geographical extent: local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and also according to the protocols used. See BITNET, Ethernet, Internet, Novell, PSTN, network, the. [Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks; 2nd ed.", Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.] (1995-03-10)
Net"work`\, n. 1. A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them. 2. Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.
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