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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
net·work
/ ˈnetˌwərk/
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n.
1.
an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
∎
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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