network

net-work · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An arrangement of intersecting lines or channels.

  2. 2.

    A group of interconnected people or things.

  3. 3.

    A group of broadcasting stations that connect to broadcast the same programs.

  4. 4.

    A system of interconnected computers.

  5. 5.

    To interact with others to exchange information and develop contacts.

  6. 6.

    To connect computers or devices together.

Forms

plural: networks

Related words

See also: connection, system, web
Synonyms: grid, system, web

Etymology

Compound of "net" + "work." Originally referred to fabric or structure with crossing threads (1550s), extended to systems of railways, canals, etc. (1800s), then to broadcasting (1900s) and computing (1970s).