Definition of Network
Network
net·work


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
broadly, a system or arrangement of people or things that are interconnected;

e.g. He reached out to his network of colleagues to see if anyone could answer his question.

(noun)
a system or arrangement of channels or lines that point in different directions and thus intersect;

e.g. The river splits into a network of streams as it approaches the sea.

(noun)
a group of people or machines (especially computers) that are connected and can thus exchange information;

e.g. Any computer on the university network can access these files.

(verb)
to interact with people in order to form social or professional connections with them and exchange information;

e.g. The students were told to network so it would be easier for them to find jobs.

(verb)
to form connections between things or machines (especially computers);

e.g. He began to network the machines together so they would be easier to control.



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