Meanings
nounnetwork (countable and uncountable, plural networks)
plural networks
- countableuncountableAny interconnected group or system.
A network of roads crisscrossed the country.
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The many species that live in the forest canopy constitute a network of life via their complex interactions.
- countableuncountableA set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.
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For people with mental health challenges, having a support network of family and friends can improve the chances of maintaining successful mental health care.
- countableuncountablebroadcastingA group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi TV back then was five channels (three networks, PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns), […]
- InternetcountableuncountablecomputingA computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.
verbnetwork (third-person singular simple present networks, present participle networking, simple past and past participle networked)
present singular third person networks · participle present networking · participle past networked · past networked
- intransitiveTo interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
Many people find it worthwhile to network for jobs and information.
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The yuppies networking and / The panic, the vomit
1997, “Paranoid Android”, in OK Computer, performed by Radiohead - transitiveTo connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.
- transitiveTo interconnect a group or system.
- transitivebroadcastingTo broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
Synonyms & antonyms
Narrower
cellular networkcomputer networkdefault mode networkdumb networkecho state networkeconomic networke-networkfiltered-popping recursive transition networkHopfield networkKohonen networklocal area networklow networkmesh networkmetropolitan area networkmission-critical networkmobile networkmobile telephone networkneural networkonion networkpersonal area networksocial networkstorage area networktelephone networktelevision networktrans-Golgi networkvalue-added networkvirtual networkvirtual private networkwhisper networkwide area networkwide-area networkwireless networkzombie network
nounan open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
noun(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
Similar
electronic network
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*natją
- Proto-West Germanic*nati
- Old Englishnett
- Middle Englishnet
- Englishnet
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
- Proto-Germanic*werką
- Proto-West Germanic*werk
- Old Englishweorc
- Middle Englishwerk
- Englishwork
- Englishnetwork
From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans netwerk
- netwerkmultiple computers and other devices connected together
Arabic شَبَكَة, شَبَكَة
- شَبَكَة (šabaka)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- شَبَكَة (šabaka)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- شَبَكَة (šabaka)interconnected group or system
Bengali নেটওয়ার্ক, জাল
- নেটওয়ার্ক (neṭōẇark)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- জাল (jal)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
Bulgarian мре́жа, мре́жа
- мре́жа (mréža)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- мре́жа (mréža)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- мре́жа (mréža)interconnected group or system
- омрежвам (omrežvam)to connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
Catalan xarxa, xarxa
- xarxamultiple computers and other devices connected together
- xarxafabric or structure of fibrous elements
- xarxainterconnected group or system
Chinese Cantonese 網絡 /网络, 網路 /网路
- 網絡 /网络 (mong⁵ lok³ / mong⁵ lok⁶)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- 網路 /网路 (mong⁵ lou⁶)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- 網絡 /网络 (mong⁵ lok³ / mong⁵ lok⁶)interconnected group or system
- 網路 /网路 (mong⁵ lou⁶)interconnected group or system
Chinese Mandarin 人脈 /人脉, 網絡 /网络
- 人脈 /人脉 (rénmài)directory of people
- 網絡 /网络 (wǎngluò)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- 網路 /网路 (wǎnglù)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- 網 /网 (wǎng)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- 網絡 /网络 (wǎngluò)interconnected group or system
- 網路 /网路 (wǎnglù)interconnected group or system
Czech síť, síť
- síťmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- síťfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- síťinterconnected group or system
Danish netværk, netværk
- netværkdirectory of people
- netværkmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- netfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- netværkinterconnected group or system
- netinterconnected group or system
Dutch netwerk, netwerk
- netwerkdirectory of people
- netwerkmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- netwerkinterconnected group or system
Esperanto reto
- retomultiple computers and other devices connected together
Estonian võrk
- võrkmultiple computers and other devices connected together
Finnish verkosto, verkko
- verkostodirectory of people
- verkkomultiple computers and other devices connected together
- verkkofabric or structure of fibrous elements
- verkkointerconnected group or system
- verkottuainteract socially
- verkostoituainteract socially
- verkottaato connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- verkottaato interconnect a group or system
French réseau informatique, réseau
- réseau informatiquemultiple computers and other devices connected together
- réseaumultiple computers and other devices connected together
- tissusfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- réseauinterconnected group or system
- réseauterinteract socially
- construire un réseauinteract socially
- établir un réseauinteract socially
- mettre en réseauto connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- mettre en réseauto interconnect a group or system
- diffuser sur l'ensemble du réseauto broadcast across a network of stations and affiliates
German Netzwerk, Netzwerk
- Netzwerkdirectory of people
- Netzwerkmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- Netzfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- Netzwerkinterconnected group or system
- Netzinterconnected group or system
- vernetzento connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- vernetzento interconnect a group or system
Greek δίκτυο, κύκλωμα
- δίκτυο (díktyo)directory of people
- κύκλωμα (kýkloma)directory of people
- δίκτυο (díktyo)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- σύμπλεγμα (sýmplegma)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- πλέγμα (plégma)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- δίκτυο (díktyo)interconnected group or system
- δικτυώνομαι (diktyónomai)interact socially
- δικτυώνω (diktyóno)to connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- διασυνδέω (diasyndéo)to connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- δικτυώνω (diktyóno)to interconnect a group or system
Hebrew רֶשֶׁת
- רֶשֶׁת (réshet)multiple computers and other devices connected together
Hindi नेटवर्क, संजाल
- नेटवर्क (neṭvark)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- संजाल (sañjāl)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- जाल (jāl)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
Hungarian hálózat, hálózat
- hálózatmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- hálózatfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- hálózatinterconnected group or system
Icelandic net, net
- netmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- netfabric or structure of fibrous elements
Indonesian jaringan
- jaringanmultiple computers and other devices connected together
Irish eangach, líonra
- eangachmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- líonramultiple computers and other devices connected together
- eangachinterconnected group or system
Italian rete, rete
- retemultiple computers and other devices connected together
- retefabric or structure of fibrous elements
- retifabric or structure of fibrous elements
- reteinterconnected group or system
- socializzareinteract socially
Japanese 人脈, ネットワーク
- 人脈 (jinmyaku)directory of people
- ネットワーク (nettowāku)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- 網 (mō)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- 編 (ami)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- メッシュ (messhu)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- ネットワーク (nettowāku)interconnected group or system
- 網 (mō)interconnected group or system
- ネットワークに接続する (nettowāku ni setsuzoku suru)to connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- 系統を組む (keitō o kumu)to interconnect a group or system
Korean 인맥, 네트워크
- 인맥 (inmaek)directory of people
- 네트워크 (neteuwokeu)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- 망 (mang)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- 그물 (geumul)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- 네트워크 (neteuwokeu)interconnected group or system
- 망 (mang)interconnected group or system
- 네트워크를 연결하다 (neteuwokeu-reul yeon'gyeolhada)to connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
Latin reticulum
- reticuluminterconnected group or system
Latvian tīkls
- tīklsmultiple computers and other devices connected together
Lithuanian tinklas
- tinklasmultiple computers and other devices connected together
Malay rangkaian, rangkaian
- rangkaianmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- rangkaianfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- jaringanfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- rangkaianinterconnected group or system
- jaringaninterconnected group or system
Māori tuihononga, whatunga
- tuihonongamultiple computers and other devices connected together
- whatungamultiple computers and other devices connected together
- whatungainterconnected group or system
- tautūtakitakiinteract socially
Norwegian Bokmål nettverk, nettverk
- nettverkdirectory of people
- nettverkmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- nettfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- nettverkinterconnected group or system
- nettinterconnected group or system
Polish układy, sieć
- układydirectory of people
- siećmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- siećfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- siećinterconnected group or system
- układinterconnected group or system
Portuguese rede, rede
- redemultiple computers and other devices connected together
- redefabric or structure of fibrous elements
- redeinterconnected group or system
- socializarinteract socially
- conectarto connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
Punjabi ਜਾਲ
- ਜਾਲ (jāl)multiple computers and other devices connected together
Romanian rețea de computere, rețea
- rețea de computeremultiple computers and other devices connected together
- rețeamultiple computers and other devices connected together
- rețea de calculatoaremultiple computers and other devices connected together
- rețeafabric or structure of fibrous elements
- rețelefabric or structure of fibrous elements
- rețeainterconnected group or system
- socializainteract socially
Russian свя́зи, сеть
- свя́зи (svjázi)directory of people
- сеть (setʹ)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- сеть (setʹ)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- се́тка (sétka)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- сеть (setʹ)interconnected group or system
Scottish Gaelic lìonra
- lìonramultiple computers and other devices connected together
Slovak sieť, sieť
- sieťmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- sieťfabric or structure of fibrous elements
Spanish red, red informática
- redmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- red informáticamultiple computers and other devices connected together
- redfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- redinterconnected group or system
- entramadointerconnected group or system
- conexionarseinteract socially
- interconectarseinteract socially
- establecer redinteract socially
- hacer redinteract socially
- redearinteract socially
- conexionarto connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- interconectarto connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- conexionarto interconnect a group or system
- interconectarto interconnect a group or system
- transmitirto broadcast across a network of stations and affiliates
- emitirto broadcast across a network of stations and affiliates
Swahili mtandao, mtandao
- mtandaomultiple computers and other devices connected together
- mtandaointerconnected group or system
Swedish nätverk, nätverk
- nätverkmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- nätverkfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- nätfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- nätinterconnected group or system
Tagalog kabalagan, kalambatan
- kabalaganmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- kalambatanmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- kabalaganfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- kalambatanfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- kabalaganinterconnected group or system
Tamil தொடர்பு, வலைப்பின்னல்
- தொடர்பு (toṭarpu)directory of people
- வலைப்பின்னல் (valaippiṉṉal)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- வலையம் (valaiyam)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- பிணையம் (piṇaiyam)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- வலையமைப்பு (valaiyamaippu)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- உறி (uṟi)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- அமைப்பு (amaippu)interconnected group or system
- ஒளிபரப்பு (oḷiparappu)to broadcast across a network of stations and affiliates
Thai เครือข่าย, เครือข่าย
- เครือข่าย (krʉʉa-kàai)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- เครือข่าย (krʉʉa-kàai)interconnected group or system
Turkish ağ, şebeke
- ağmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- şebekemultiple computers and other devices connected together
- ağinterconnected group or system
- şebekeinterconnected group or system
- birbirine bağlamakto connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- bağlanmakto connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- birbirine bağlamakto interconnect a group or system
Ukrainian мере́жа, сіть
- мере́жа (meréža)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- сіть (sitʹ)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- сі́тка (sítka)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- мере́жа (meréža)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- сіть (sitʹ)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- сі́тка (sítka)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
Urdu نیٹ وَرْک, نیٹْوَرْک
- نیٹ وَرْک (neṭ vark)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- نیٹْوَرْک (neṭvark)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- شَبَکَہ (śabaka)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- جال (jāl)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- جال داری (jāl dārī)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- جال (jāl)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- شَبَکَہ (śabaka)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- جالی (jālī)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- جالا (jālā)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
- شَبَکَہ (śabaka)interconnected group or system
Vietnamese mạng lưới, mạng
- mạng lướimultiple computers and other devices connected together
- mạngmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- mạngfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- mạnginterconnected group or system
Welsh rhwydwaith, gweadwaith
- rhwydwaithmultiple computers and other devices connected together
- gweadwaithfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- rhwydwaithfabric or structure of fibrous elements
- rhwydwaithinterconnected group or system
- rhwydweithiointeract socially
- rhwydweithioto connect two or more computers or other computerized devices
- rhwydweithioto interconnect a group or system
Yiddish נעצווערק, נעץ
- נעצווערק (netsverk)multiple computers and other devices connected together
- נעץ (nets)fabric or structure of fibrous elements
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