networks

n. web of wires and transmitters for communication; intersecting combination of interconnected components (especially computers); coordinated system involving a number of things or people; group of associated television or radio affiliates

v. make ties or acquaintances (esp. for professional support or business advantages); link computers for the exchange of information; broadcast something simultaneously on networked stations

In general, the term network can refer to any interconnected group or system. Several different types of networks exist, including:Human networkBusiness networkEconomic networkEntrepreneurial networkOld boy networkSexual networkSocial networkValue network
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) web
(hypernym) system, scheme
(hyponym) reticulum
2. (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"
(hypernym) communication system, communication equipment
(classification) broadcasting
3. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
(synonym) net, mesh, meshing, meshwork
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(hyponym) chicken wire
(part-meronym) backbone
4. a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) grid, reference grid
5. (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
(synonym) electronic network
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) computer network
(classification) electronics
Verb
1. communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(derivation) web
(classification) computer science, computing

<networking> Hardware and software data communication systems.
The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of partitioning any computer network into independent modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application) layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these layers.
Networks are often also classified according to their geographical extent: local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and also according to the protocols used.
See BITNET, Ethernet, Internet, Novell, PSTN, network, the.
[Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks; 2nd ed.", Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.]
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