net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
(noun) an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
network
(noun) (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”
network, electronic network
(noun) (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
network
(noun) a system of intersecting lines or channels; “a railroad network”; “a network of canals”
network, web
(noun) 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”
network
(verb) communicate with and within a group; “You have to network if you want to get a good job”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
network (plural networks)
A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.
Any interconnected group or system
A directory of people maintained for their advancement
(broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
(computing, Internet) Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information
• Bayesian network
• cellular network
• computer network
• economic network
• mobile network
• mobile telephone network
• neural network
• telephone network
• social network
• television network
• virtual network
network (third-person singular simple present networks, present participle networking, simple past and past participle networked)
(intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
(transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
(transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
(transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
