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  1. noun An openwork fabric or structure in which cords, threads, or wires cross at regular intervals.
  2. noun Something resembling an openwork fabric or structure in form or concept, especially:
  3. noun A system of lines or channels that cross or interconnect: a network of railroads.
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  • Disconnecting Timmy from the network was as likely to fry his circuitry in the real Land Rover as was this explosion. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  • "I am in such discomfort, and you are so strong and kind. —  The Lunatic Fringe
  • Thorns hitched his sleeve. —  Stormwarden
  • 'You know that, Barbara. —  Sinatra The Man Behind the Myth
  • There were shells. —  Destiny's Road
 

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/ˈnɛtwərk/
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