computer network

noun

A group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes.

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Meanings

nouncomputer network (plural computer networks)

plural computer networks

  1. computingA group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes.

    Synonyms: network[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes.

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network[Appendix:Glossary
Also see
cyber transport system

Translations

Catalan xarxa informàtica
  • xarxa informàticaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 計算機網絡 /计算机网络
  • 計算機網絡 /计算机网络 (jìsuànjī wǎngluò)Translations
Esperanto komputila reto
  • komputila retoTranslations
Estonian arvutivõrk
  • arvutivõrkTranslations
Finnish tietokoneverkko
  • tietokoneverkkoTranslations
French réseau informatique
  • réseau informatiqueTranslations
German Rechnernetz, Computernetz
  • RechnernetzTranslations
  • ComputernetzTranslations
  • ComputernetzwerkTranslations
Italian rete di computer
  • rete di computerTranslations
Lithuanian kompiuterių tinklas
  • kompiuterių tinklasTranslations
Polish sieć komputerowa
  • sieć komputerowaTranslations
Russian вычислительная сеть, компьютерная сеть
  • вычислительная сеть (vyčislitelʹnaja setʹ)Translations
  • компьютерная сеть (kompʹjuternaja setʹ)Translations
Spanish red de computadoras
  • red de computadorasTranslations
Tamil கணிப்பொறி இணையம்
  • கணிப்பொறி இணையம் (kaṇippoṟi iṇaiyam)Translations
Turkish bilgisayar ağı
  • bilgisayar ağıTranslations
Vietnamese mạng điện toán
  • mạng điện toánTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

computer network. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20network

MLA

“computer network.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20network. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer network,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20network.

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