Translate network | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of network
noun
1an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. a complex system of roads, railroads, or other transportation routes:a network of railroads
2a group or system of interconnected people or things:a trade network a group of people who exchange information, contacts, and experience for professional or social purposes:a support network a group of broadcasting stations that connect for the simultaneous broadcast of a program:the introduction of a second TV network [as modifier]:network television a number of interconnected computers, machines, or operations:specialized computers that manage multiple outside connections to a network a local cellular phone network a system of connected electrical conductors.
verb
[with object] connect as or operate with a network:the stock exchanges have proven to be resourceful in networking these deals link (machines, especially computers) to operate interactively: (as adjective networked)networked workstations [no object] (often as noun
networking)
interact with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, especially to further one’s career:the skills of networking, bargaining, and negotiation
