Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An openwork fabric or structure in which cords, threads, or wires cross at regular intervals.
- noun Something resembling an openwork fabric or structure in form or concept, especially.
- noun A system of lines or channels that cross or interconnect.
- noun A complex, interconnected group or system.
- noun An extended group of people with similar interests or concerns who interact and remain in informal contact for mutual assistance or support.
- noun A chain of radio or television broadcasting stations linked by wire or microwave relay.
- noun A company that produces the programs for these stations.
- noun A group or system of electric components and connecting circuitry designed to function in a specific manner.
- noun Computers A system of computers interconnected by telephone wires or other means in order to share information.
- intransitive verb To cover with an openwork fabric or structure.
- intransitive verb To broadcast over a radio or television network.
- intransitive verb To interconnect as components in a group or system.
- intransitive verb Computers To connect (computers) into a network.
- intransitive verb To interact or engage in informal communication with others for mutual assistance or support.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Anything formed in the manner or presenting the appearance of a net or of netting; work made of intersecting lines which form meshes or open spaces like those of a net; an openwork or reticulated fabric, structure, or appearance; interlacement; technically, anastomosis; inosculation; rete: as, a network of veins or nerves; a network of railways. See cut under
latticeleaf . - noun Netting decorated with darned work or other needlework. Compare
net embroidery , under net. - noun Work in metal or other tenacious and ductile material resembling a net in having large openings divided by slender solid parts. Compare
fretwork . - noun Ornamental threadwork used as a ground for various kinds of embroidery, especially when a set of parallel threads are made into a netting by other threads worked across them with the needle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To take steps to make and cultivate the acquaintance of people who can be helpful to oneself, especially in finding new employment, advancing to a higher position in one's occupation, or exchanging information.
- noun 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.
- noun Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net
- noun (Computers) A system of computers linked together by communications channels allowing the exchange of data between the linked computers.
- noun (Radio, Television) A group of transmitting stations connected by communications channels that permit the same program to be broadcast simultaneously from multiple stations over a very wide area;
- noun (Electricity, Electronics) Any arrangement of electrical devices or elements connected together by conducting wires.
- noun A group of buildings connected by means of transportation and communication between them, and controlled by a central organization for a common purpose.
- transitive verb To connect together into a network.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fabric orstructure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals. - noun Any
interconnected group or system - noun A
directory of people maintained for their advancement - noun broadcasting A group of
affiliated television stations thatbroadcast commonprograms from a parent company. - noun computing Multiple
computers and otherdevices connected together to share information - verb intransitive To
interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personaladvancement . - verb transitive To connect two or more
computers or other computerized devices. - verb transitive To
interconnect agroup orsystem .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
- noun an interconnected system of things or people
- noun an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- verb communicate with and within a group
- noun a system of intersecting lines or channels
- noun (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
net + work
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