network
Americannoun
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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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Radio and 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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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.
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a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., especially 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.
verb (used without object)
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.
Our freelancers are networked to the same system as our regular employees.
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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 buoys.
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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.
noun
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an interconnected group or system
a network of shops
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Also: net. a system of intersecting lines, roads, veins, etc
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radio television a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programme simultaneously
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electronics a system of interconnected components or circuits
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computing a system of interconnected computer systems, terminals, and other equipment allowing information to be exchanged
verb
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(tr) radio television to broadcast on stations throughout the country
the Scotland–England match was networked
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computing (of computers, terminals, etc) to connect or be connected
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(intr) to form business contacts through informal social meetings
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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.
Other Word Forms
- networker noun
- nonnetwork adjective
- subnetwork noun
- supernetwork noun
Etymology
Origin of network
First recorded in 1550–60, and in 1910–15 network for def. 2; net 1 + work
Example Sentences
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But, over the next 30 years, Khamenei developed networks of loyalists in every area of the Iranian establishment - including parliament, the judiciary, the police, the media, and the clerical elite.
From BBC
He began his religious instruction at 4 and continued his studies at the revered hawza, a network of illustrious seminaries.
From Los Angeles Times
Inside he found a hidden camera feeding a vast surveillance network that logs the license plate of every driver passing through this stretch of remote backcountry between San Diego and the Arizona state line.
From Los Angeles Times
“The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks,” Miller wrote in a statement.
From Salon
New research is being carried out to understand how underground fungal networks influence the creation of woodland.
From BBC
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