network
n
1 an interconnected group or system
a network of shops
2 (Also)
net a system of intersecting lines, roads, veins, etc.
3 another name for →
net 1 →
1 →
netting
4 (Radio, television) a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programme simultaneously
5 (Electronics) a system of interconnected components or circuits
6 (Computing) a system of interconnected computer systems, terminals, and other equipment allowing information to be exchanged
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7 tr (Radio, television) to broadcast on stations throughout the country
the Scotland-England match was networked
8 (Computing) (of computers, terminals, etc.) to connect or be connected
9 intr to form business contacts through informal social meetings
augmented transition network
n (in certain schools of linguistics) a formalism, usually expressed as a diagram, having the power of a Turing machine, used as the basis of processes transforming sentences into their syntactic representations, (Abbrev.)
ATN
crossover network
n an electronic network in a loudspeaker system that separates the signal into two or more frequency bands, the lower frequencies being fed to a woofer, the higher frequencies to a tweeter
local area network
n (Computing) the linking of a number of different devices by cable within a system, (Abbrev.)
LAN
neural network
n
1 an interconnected system of neurons, as in the brain or other parts of the nervous system
2 (Also called)
neural net an analogous network of electronic components, esp. one in a computer designed to mimic the operation of the human brain
old boy network
n (Brit)
informal the appointment to power of former pupils of the same small group of public schools or universities
wide area network
n (Computing) a network of computers interconnected over large distances, often by optical fibres or microwave communications, (Abbrev.)
WAN