networks

net-works · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of network; interconnected systems or groups of people, computers, or things.

  2. 2.

    Third person singular present tense of network.

  3. 3.

    Systems of interconnected computers or electronic devices.

  4. 4.

    Groups of interconnected people who exchange information or support each other.

Related words

See also: internet, network, system
Synonyms: connections, grids, systems

Etymology

Plural of "network," a compound of "net" + "work," first used in the 1550s for intertwined threads. The modern computing and social senses developed in the 20th century.