network

Noun
  1. An interconnected system of things or people (synset 108451269)
    "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"
    is a type of: scheme, system - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
    subtypes:
    • reticulum - any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
    • espionage network - a network of spies
    • old boy network - an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics)
    • support system - a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style
    same as: web
  2. (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs (synset 103826014)
    "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"
    referred to in: broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program
    is a type of: communication equipment, communication system - facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information
  3. An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals (synset 103825135)
    is a type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
    subtypes:
    • chicken wire - a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences
    • gauze, netting, veiling - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
    • hairnet - a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
    • reseau - a net or mesh foundation for lace
    • safety net - a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze
    • save-all - a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship
    • snood - an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head
    • spark arrester, sparker - a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack
    • tulle - a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns
    • grillwork, wirework - mesh netting made of wires
    has: backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together
    same as: mesh, meshing, meshwork, net
  4. A system of intersecting lines or channels (synset 103826490)
    "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"
    is a type of: system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
    subtypes:
    • reseau - a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs
    • graticule, reticle, reticule - a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
    • reticulation - an arrangement resembling a net or network
  5. (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits (synset 103826268)
    referred to in: electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
    is a type of: system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
    subtypes:
    • computer network - (computer science) a network of computers
    • early warning system - a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them
    • information superhighway, superhighway - an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form
    same as: electronic network
Verb
  1. Communicate with and within a group (synset 201034712)
    "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings

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