Etymology

netcentric

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Today it means: Pertaining to client/server architecture that is used throughout an enterprise's entire lines of business. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós) ← English net ← Middle English net
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  1. Proto-Germanic*natją
  2. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  3. Old Englishnett
  4. Middle Englishnet
  5. Englishnet
  6. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  7. English todaynetcentric

From net + -centric.

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