network

 
Pronunciation: /ˈnɛtwəːk/

noun

  • 1an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines: a spider constructs a complex network of several different kinds of threads
  • 2a group or system of interconnected people or things: the company has a network of 326 branches a trade network
  • a complex system of railways, roads, or other routes: the railway network
  • a group of people who exchange information and contacts for professional or social purposes: a support network
  • a group of broadcasting stations that connect for the simultaneous broadcast of a programme: [as modifier]: network television
  • a number of interconnected computers, machines, or operations: a computer network
  • a system of connected electrical conductors.

verb

  • 1 [with object] connect as or operate with a network: compared with the railways the canals were less effectively networked
  • British broadcast (a programme) on a network: the Spurs match which ITV had networked
  • link (computers or other machines) to operate interactively: more and more PCs are networked together (as adjective networked) networked workstations
  • 2 [no object] (often as noun networking) interact with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts: the skills of networking, bargaining, and negotiation

Derivatives

networkable

adjective