network en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈnɛt.wɜːk/ (UK)
- /ˈnɛt.wɝk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk.
Meanings
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Any interconnected group or system.
A network of roads crisscrossed the country.
The many species that live in the forest canopy constitute a network of life via their complex interactions.
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Any interconnected group or system. ▸ A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.
For people with mental health challenges, having a support network of family and friends can improve the chances of maintaining successful mental health care.
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Any interconnected group or system. ▸ A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi TV back then was five channels (three networks, PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns), […]
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(Internet) Any interconnected group or system. ▸ A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.
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(qualifier:literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
He wore a mantle of network.
1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 287:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| networks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
network marketing · television network · networkable · network time · network television · Feistel network · fragnet · Jordan network · subnetwork · networkwide · multinetwork · network neutrality · nonnetwork · logistics network · Network Rail · network subsystem · supranetwork · integrated services digital network · network adapter · network motif · Elman network · transportation network vehicle service · network externality · network printer · next-generation network · old-boy network · your net worth is your network · co-occurrence network · mobile virtual network operator · semantic network · cybernetwork · two-port network · nanonetwork · networker · good old boy network · intranetwork · network state · network option time · mesonet · network topology · network engineer · transportation network · metanetwork · network interface controller · old boy network · network-subsystem · networking · network effect · network interface card · Bayesian network · affiliate network · network card · network provider · supernetwork · small-world network · internetwork · supply network · spiking neural network · mesonetwork · networkability · generative adversarial network · bionetwork · spin network · micronetwork · hypernetwork · network socket · network proxy · your network is your net worth
Hyponyms
neural network · mobile telephone network · mesh network · mobile network · value-added network · wide-area network · zombie network · local area network · e-network · Kohonen network · telephone network · whisper network · default mode network · personal area network · trans-Golgi network · storage area network · Hopfield network · onion network · dumb network · echo state network · computer network · social network · wireless network · mission-critical network · virtual private network · low network · wide area network · filtered-popping recursive transition network · metropolitan area network · television network · cellular network · economic network · virtual network
Relateds
needlework · knitwork · lacework · chainwork
Translations (256)
ur جال (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ko 망 (interconnected group or system) · mi whatunga (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · fi verkosto (directory of people) · ps شبکه (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · uz tarmoq (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · fi verkko (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ug تور (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · nb nettverk (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · vi mạng (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · be сець (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tg шабака (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ja 網 (interconnected group or system) · da netværk (interconnected group or system) · am አውታር (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ko 망 (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tr şebeke (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ta வலையம் (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ro rețea (interconnected group or system) · ms jaringan (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · de Netz (interconnected group or system) · af netwerk (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ar شَبَكَة (interconnected group or system) · uk мере́жа (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ca xarxa (interconnected group or system) · su raramat (interconnected group or system) · sk sieť (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · el δίκτυο (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · sv nätverk (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · uk мере́жа (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · el πλέγμα (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · km បណ្ដាញ (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ur شَبَکَہ (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · es red (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ca xarxa (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · sq rrjet (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ga eangach (interconnected group or system) · de Netzwerk (interconnected group or system) · ro rețele (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · sh mrȅža (interconnected group or system) · fa-ira شَبَکِه (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · kk тор (interconnected group or system) · vo resod (interconnected group or system) · hy ցանց (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ja メッシュ (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ta வலைப்பின்னல் (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · uk сіть (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ka ქსელი (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ang nett (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · kk тармақ (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · bn নেটওয়ার্ক (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · mk мрежа (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ja 人脈 (directory of people) · lld rei (interconnected group or system) · hi संजाल (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ta தொடர்பு (directory of people) · lv tīkls (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · yi נעץ (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · cs síť (interconnected group or system) · la reticulum (interconnected group or system) · tr ağ (interconnected group or system) · yue 網絡 /网络 (interconnected group or system) · hu hálózat (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · pl układ (interconnected group or system) · ja ネットワーク (interconnected group or system) · it reti (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · tl kabalagan (interconnected group or system) · sh мре̏жа (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · bn জাল (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ba селтәр (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · cs síť (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · sk sieť (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · cy rhwydwaith (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · az şəbəkə (interconnected group or system) · be се́тка (interconnected group or system) · yi נעצווערק (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tl kalambatan (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · de Netzwerk (directory of people) · tl kabalagan (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · pt rede (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · cmn 網路 /网路 (interconnected group or system) · sh мре̏жа (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · cy rhwydwaith (interconnected group or system) · sw mtandao (interconnected group or system) · it rete (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ro rețea (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ca xarxa (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ka ქსელი (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · be мярэ́жа (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ka ქსელი (interconnected group or system) · cmn 網絡 /网络 (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · fa-ira شَبَکِه (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ga eangach (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · sv nät (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · es red (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · th เครือข่าย (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ro rețea de calculatoare (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ky тор (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · bg мре́жа (interconnected group or system) · it rete (interconnected group or system) · mi whatunga (interconnected group or system) · th เครือข่าย (interconnected group or system) · el κύκλωμα (directory of people) · ur نیٹْوَرْک (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tl kabalagan (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tl kalambatan (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · be мярэ́жа (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · he רֶשֶׁת (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · hy ցանց (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · cmn 網絡 /网络 (interconnected group or system) · lo ເຄືອຂ່າຍ (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · lt tinklas (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · es entramado (interconnected group or system) · kk желі (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · el δίκτυο (interconnected group or system) · de Netzwerk (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · hu hálózat (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · cmn 人脈 /人脉 (directory of people) · ur جالی (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · yue 網絡 /网络 (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · cmn 網 /网 (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · sh mrȅža (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · nl netwerk (interconnected group or system) · es red informática (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ota شبكه (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · tr şebeke (interconnected group or system) · si ජාල (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · uk сі́тка (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · uk сіть (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · prs شَبَکَه (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · gd lìonra (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ar شَبَكَة (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ru сеть (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · be се́тка (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · uk сі́тка (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ms jaringan (interconnected group or system) · be се́тка (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tg шабака (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · kk тор (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ta அமைப்பு (interconnected group or system) · ar شَبَكَة (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · hi नेटवर्क (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ko 그물 (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ru се́тка (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · it rete (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · be сець (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · fi verkko (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · fr réseau (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · prs شَبَکَه (interconnected group or system) · eo reto (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · pl sieć (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · az tor (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · nb nett (interconnected group or system) · gl rede (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · fi verkko (interconnected group or system) · es red (interconnected group or system) · ro rețea de computere (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ja 網 (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ko 인맥 (directory of people) · sq rrjetë (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · da netværk (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · sh мре̏жа (interconnected group or system) · fur rêt (interconnected group or system) · ms rangkaian (interconnected group or system) · sl mreža (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · pl sieć (interconnected group or system) · da net (interconnected group or system) · cmn 網路 /网路 (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · da netværk (directory of people) · el δίκτυο (directory of people) · ja ネットワーク (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · hy ցանց (interconnected group or system) · mk мре́жа (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · et võrk (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · be сець (interconnected group or system) · nn nettverk (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tt челтәр (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · bg мре́жа (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · is net (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tk ulgam (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ru сеть (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · sv nätverk (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · kmr tor (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tg шабака (interconnected group or system) · mt xibka (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ms rangkaian (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · mk мрежа (interconnected group or system) · ga líonra (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · gu નેટવર્ક (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · bg мре́жа (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · kmr şebeke (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · pa ਜਾਲ (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · nn nett (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · nl netwerk (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · pl sieć (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · be мярэ́жа (interconnected group or system) · my ကွန်ရက် (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · mk вр́ски (directory of people) · cy gweadwaith (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ur شَبَکَہ (interconnected group or system) · ta உறி (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · vi mạng (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · id jaringan (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · gl rede (interconnected group or system) · nb nettverk (directory of people) · hu hálózat (interconnected group or system) · sl mreža (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · sv nät (interconnected group or system) · yue 網路 /网路 (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · de Netz (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · pt rede (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · fr tissus (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ky тармак (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ru сеть (interconnected group or system) · ta வலையமைப்பு (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · fa-ira شَبَکِه (interconnected group or system) · pl układy (directory of people) · nl netwerk (directory of people) · gl rede (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ja 編 (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · vi mạng lưới (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · mn сүлжээ (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · vi mạng (interconnected group or system) · ur جال داری (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · tk tor (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ro rețea (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · uz toʻr (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · is net (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ko 네트워크 (interconnected group or system) · as নেটৱৰ্ক (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ms rangkaian (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · cy rhwydwaith (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ta பிணையம் (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ur جالا (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ru свя́зи (directory of people) · prs شَبَکَه (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · yue 網路 /网路 (interconnected group or system) · fr réseau informatique (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · fr réseau (interconnected group or system) · tr ağ (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · ur شَبَکَہ (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · mi tuihononga (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · az şəbəkə (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · pt rede (interconnected group or system) · sw mtandao (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · vo nünömaresod (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · hi जाल (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ur نیٹ وَرْک (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · sh mrȅža (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · cs síť (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · nb nett (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · nb nettverk (interconnected group or system) · ko 네트워크 (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · da net (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) · ur جال (multiple computers and other devices connected together) · el σύμπλεγμα (fabric or structure of fibrous elements)