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Network : (noun)
1: 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" [syn: web]
2: (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"
3: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at
regular intervals [syn: net, mesh, meshing, meshwork]
4: a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad
network"; "a network of canals"
5: (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic
components or circuits [syn: electronic network]
(verb)
1: communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if
you want to get a good job"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Network : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Network :
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)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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