network (ˈnɛtˌwɜːk
)
Definitions
noun
- an interconnected group or system ⇒
a network of shops
net a system of intersecting lines, roads, veins, etc- another name for net1 (sense 1) , netting
- radio television a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programme simultaneously
- electronics a system of interconnected components or circuits
- computing a system of interconnected computer systems, terminals, and other equipment allowing information to be exchanged
verb
- (tr) radio television to broadcast on stations throughout the country ⇒
the Scotland–England match was networked
- computing (of computers, terminals, etc) to connect or be connected
- (intr) to form business contacts through informal social meetings
Synonyms
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- British English:
network
A network of lines, roads, veins, or other long thin things is a large number of them which cross each other or meet at many points.The village has a rambling network of old streets.ˈnɛtˌwɜːk NOUN The village has a rambling network of old streets.
- Spanish:
red
nf
- French:
réseau
nm
- German:
Netzwerk
nnt
- Chinese: 网络 n
- Arabic: شَبَكَةٌ n
- Portuguese: rede de comunicação nf
- Russian: сеть nf
- Croatian: mreža nf
- Czech: síť nf
- Danish: netværk nnt
- Dutch: netwerk nnt
- Finnish: verkosto n
- Greek: δίκτυο nnt
- Italian: rete nf
- Japanese: ネットワーク n
- Korean: 네트워크 n
- Norwegian: nettverk nnt
- Polish: sieć nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: rede de comunicação nf
- European Spanish:
red
nf
- Swedish: nätverk nnt
- Thai: เครือข่าย n
- Turkish: ağ n
- Vietnamese: mạng lưới n
Usage examples
Alert the whole network about a senior American official -- CIA, NSA, the Pentagon, the lot.
, Cover Story (1986)And the non-inclusion of Longford in the towns to receive a broadband network was "devastating" to the county's economic future.
Irish Times (2002)Peer-to-peer refers to a network in which each user has the same capabilities - in other words, there is no central server.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In May 1997, when the Orlando network had been fully operational for little more than a year, Time Warner announced its closure.
, DOT.CON (2001)