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net·work
/ ˈnetˌwərk/
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n.
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an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
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a complex system of roads, railroads, or other transportation routes:
a network of railroads.
2.
a group or system of interconnected people or things:
a trade network.
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a group of people who exchange information, contacts, and experience for professional or social purposes:
a support network.
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a group of broadcasting stations that connect for the simultaneous broadcast of a program:
the introduction of a second TV network |
[as adj.]
network television.
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a number of interconnected computers, machines, or operations:
specialized computers that manage multiple outside connections to a network | a local cellular phone network.
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a system of connected electrical conductors.
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v. [tr.]
connect as or operate with a network:
the stock exchanges have proven to be resourceful in networking these deals.
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link (machines, esp. computers) to operate interactively:
[as adj.] (networked)
networked workstations.
∎ [intr.] [often as n.] (networking)
interact with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, esp. to further one's career:
the skills of networking, bargaining, and negotiation.
DERIVATIVES:
net·work·a·ble adj.
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Edgewater Networks, Inc. Introduces the EdgeMarc 4610W Network Services Gateway.
Newspaper article from: Computers, Networks & Communications; 11/12/2009; 700+ words
; ...Internet, Networks, Telecommunications, Networks, Analog, Area Network, Communications Systems, Electronics, Ethernet, Network Services, Networks, Software, VoIP Network, Wireless Access Point, Wireless...
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Networks' Digital Plans Leave Affiliates Uneasy; Sweeney Says Viewers Rule in New Media World.(TV Currents)
Magazine article from: TelevisionWeek; 5/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...members a piece of networks' new action, Mr...popularizers of network shows, they should...cut, he said. "Networks and local affiliates...of the invaluable network-affiliate relationship.'' The networks are taking different...
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Networks Revise Rerun Strategies; Big 4 Must Find New Ways to Create Value Since Reruns Not as Profitable.(TV Currents)(Industry Overview)
Magazine article from: TelevisionWeek; 10/27/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...repeat ratings that networks can't afford to...show on. "The network television business...s a strategy the network intends to use next...challenging for the networks as the television...depending on how the network accounts for its...New York. "[Networks] will amortize...
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NETWORK SYSTEMS AND HAYSTACK LABS INTRODUCE NETSTALKER TO TRACK HACKER ATTEMPTS
PR Newswire; 9/22/1995; 700+ words
; ...or misusing -- networks. Available in the fourth...NetStalker will be offered on Network Systems' entire line...adds to the NSC secure networks offering a very smart...Minneapolis-based Network Systems Corp. provides...performance secure enterprise networks. For more information...
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Gadzoox Networks Licenses Leading Fibre Channel Software Technology To Trebia Networks.
PR Newswire; 10/29/2002; 700+ words
; Agreement Leverages Gadzoox Networks Innovative FC Software Technology Into Trebia's Leading Storage Network Processor Products Gadzoox Networks Inc., , a global supplier of innovative Storage Area Network (SAN) products, today announced...
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Nortel Networks strengthens optical portfolio with OPTera Long Haul DT; Australia's Optus expected to be first to deploy next generation terminal.
M2 Presswire; 3/12/2003; 700+ words
; ...networks in 65 countries, Nortel Networks end-to-end optical network portfolio includes next generation...Ethernet products. Nortel Networks has deployed more than 250,000 network elements globally. Nortel Networks is an industry leader and...
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Nortel Networks Unveils Enterprise Strategy, New Converged IP Telephony Products; `One Network. A World of Choice.' Initiative Offers Substantial Benefits for Businesses.
Business Wire; 10/29/2002; 700+ words
; ...strategy, based on Nortel Networks enterprise vision called 'One network. A world of choice.' offers...Rodriguez, president, Enterprise Networks, Nortel Networks. "Our strategy, built around our `One network. A world of choice.' vision...
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NORTEL NETWORKS: COLT signs contract with Nortel for 1.1.6 Terabit pan-European network at Telecom '99.
M2 Presswire; 10/13/1999; 700+ words
; ...with Nortel Networks for 1.6 Terabit pan-European network at Telecom...1999. The network deal, which...at the Nortel Networks stand at Telecom...Europe." The network will initially...seven metro networks across Germany...
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Network General Corporation Makes Equity Investment in Ganymede Software Inc.
Business Wire; 3/12/1997; 700+ words
; ...solutions to support existing network infrastructures and emerging...GanymedeSoftware.com. Network General Corporation (NASDAQ...management solutions for enterprise networks worldwide. Founded in 1986...experience in complex heterogeneous network environments and offers a comprehensive...
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Network Instruments Introduces Newest Version of Observer(R); Observer 10.1 Offers Greater Insight in the Areas of Performance Measurement, Reporting, Packet Capture, Probe Data Protection and Remote Analysis.
PR Newswire; 12/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...friendly and affordable network management, analysis...insight for distributed networks with additional metrics for reporting overall network performance, capabilities...enhancements for remote network analysis and additional...for 802.11a/b/g networks. Observer 10.1 expands...
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Network Analysis
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...concern is with the investigation of social networks. A social network is any articulated pattern of connections...communication networks, scientific citation networks, and policymaker networks. Social network analysis, then, deals with relational...
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Networks
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...individual action. Network models conceptualize...general, social networks are seen as providing...available in a closed network with mostly strong...belong to closed networks with mostly strong...entrepreneurial networks among Asian immigrants...ties in a closed network of highly ...
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Networks, Communication
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Networks, Communication A communication network is a set of individuals...field of social network analysis. Though...studies of social networks date from the 1930s...their egocentric network. For example, respondent networks can be characterized...
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Network Design
Book article from: Computer Sciences
...or a departmental network to be designed around...needs. Inter-networks and enterprise networks...that, although all networks can carry all varieties of data, some network architectures are...many local area networks incorporating a...capability affords the network designer ...
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Network Topologies
Book article from: Computer Sciences
Network Topologies The topology of a network is the geometric representation of all links and nodes of a network — the structure, consisting of transmission links and processing nodes, that provides communications connectivity between...
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