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Node - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Block, Body, Cake, Clump, Cluster, Concrete, Concretion, Conglomerate, Crest, Crux, Diffraction, Enigma, Frequency, Interference, Knot |
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The term "node" can refer to:
- Node, a spatial locus along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- Node, in information technology, a device connected to a network, such as a computer or router.
- Node, a basic unit used to build data structures, such as linked lists and tree data structures.
- Node, one of two points where a body's orbit crosses the ecliptic, called the ascending node (when the body is moving northward) and descending node (when the body is moving southward).
- Node, the place on a stem where a leaf is attached.
- Node (or vertex), an object on a graph.
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