net
adj.
after expenses, after deductions, total, final (about weight, profit, etc.)
v.
trap, snare; make a net profit, make a profit after expenses
n.
mesh-like fabric; web, network; (Sports) strip or structure of netting used in games (such as tennis, volleyball, basketball, etc.); web used to catch fish; trap, snare; network of interconnected computers
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Computing Technology Industry Association
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a non-profit
trade association, was created in 1982 as the Association of Better Computer Dealers, Inc. (ABCD) by representatives of five microcomputer dealerships. Over the course of a decade, ABCD laid the groundwork for many of CompTIA’s initiatives and member benefits.
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Internet-related prefixes
Neit
Net
Net
Noun
1. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
(synonym) Internet, cyberspace
(hypernym) computer network
net
Noun
1. a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
(hypernym) trap
(hyponym) brail
(derivation) nett
2. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
(synonym) net income, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
(hypernym) income
(hyponym) earning per share
(part-meronym) share, portion, part, percentage
(derivation) clear
3. a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
(hypernym) goal
(hyponym) cage
(classification) soccer, association football
4. game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
(hypernym) game equipment
(hyponym) volleyball net
5. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
(synonym) network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(hyponym) chicken wire
(part-meronym) backbone
(derivation) web
Verb
1. make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
(synonym) sack, sack up, clear
(hypernym) profit, gain, benefit
(verb-group) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
2. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
(synonym) clear
(hypernym) yield, pay, bear
(verb-group) sack, sack up, clear
(derivation) net income, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
3. construct or form a web, as if by weaving
(synonym) web
(hypernym) weave, tissue
(derivation) network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
4. catch with a net; "net a fish"
(synonym) nett
(hypernym) catch, grab, take hold of
Adjective
1. remaining after all deductions; "net profit"
(synonym) nett
(antonym) gross
(similar) clear
2. conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
(synonym) final, last
(similar) ultimate
net
adv.
outright
adj.
clear, neat, spruce; trim, fair; flat, sharp; round, articulate