network
n. web of wires and transmitters for communication; intersecting combination of interconnected components (especially computers); coordinated system involving a number of things or people; group of associated television or radio affiliates v. make ties or acquaintances (esp. for professional support or business advantages); link computers for the exchange of information; broadcast something simultaneously on networked stations | ||||
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Networks&tl= Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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network
<networking> Hardware and software data communication systems.
The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of partitioning any computer network into independent modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application) layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these layers.
Networks are often also classified according to their geographical extent: local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and also according to the protocols used.
See BITNET, Ethernet, Internet, Novell, PSTN, network, the.
[Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks; 2nd ed.", Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.]
(1995-03-10)
<networking> Hardware and software data communication systems.
The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of partitioning any computer network into independent modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application) layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these layers.
Networks are often also classified according to their geographical extent: local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and also according to the protocols used.
See BITNET, Ethernet, Internet, Novell, PSTN, network, the.
[Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks; 2nd ed.", Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.]
(1995-03-10)
| Jensen's Technology Glossary |
Networks
Linkages between computers allowing data and other digitized information to be transmitted between computers. Networks may be local, regional, national, or international. Commercial vendors such as Prodigy, America Online, CompuServe, and World of Boston provide relatively user friendly instructions about how to use networks. Internet users no longer have to acquire greater expertise in Unix coding for creating web documents and FTP usage. For a summary of alternatives, see Document 6 at http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen. For a sampling of professors who use network technology for courses, go to Document 4 at http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen . Alternatives such as email, BBS services, and Groupware for networked PC instruction are compared at Texas A&M University by Klemm and Snell (1994). They conclude that desktop conferencing is the best alternative and compare alternative vendor products for such purposes. For accounting educator Internet networks see also ANet, International Internet Association, PIC-AECM, and RAW. Prentice-Hall was the first publishing company, to our knowledge, to offer an interactive two-way network dialog between adopters of selected textbooks and the authors of those books, including a bulletin board of latest readings related to the text, abstracts of related literature, and classroom aids (see ABKY for an illustration). CD-ROMs can be used on network servers using new hardware described in PC Computing, December 1994, p. 144. (See also America Online, DAB/DAR, Delta Project, CompuServe, eWorld, Interchange, Prodigy, LAN, Video/audio networking, Video server, Internet, and SLIP)
Linkages between computers allowing data and other digitized information to be transmitted between computers. Networks may be local, regional, national, or international. Commercial vendors such as Prodigy, America Online, CompuServe, and World of Boston provide relatively user friendly instructions about how to use networks. Internet users no longer have to acquire greater expertise in Unix coding for creating web documents and FTP usage. For a summary of alternatives, see Document 6 at http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen. For a sampling of professors who use network technology for courses, go to Document 4 at http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen . Alternatives such as email, BBS services, and Groupware for networked PC instruction are compared at Texas A&M University by Klemm and Snell (1994). They conclude that desktop conferencing is the best alternative and compare alternative vendor products for such purposes. For accounting educator Internet networks see also ANet, International Internet Association, PIC-AECM, and RAW. Prentice-Hall was the first publishing company, to our knowledge, to offer an interactive two-way network dialog between adopters of selected textbooks and the authors of those books, including a bulletin board of latest readings related to the text, abstracts of related literature, and classroom aids (see ABKY for an illustration). CD-ROMs can be used on network servers using new hardware described in PC Computing, December 1994, p. 144. (See also America Online, DAB/DAR, Delta Project, CompuServe, eWorld, Interchange, Prodigy, LAN, Video/audio networking, Video server, Internet, and SLIP)
Networks&tl= Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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network
Noun
1. an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"
(synonym) web
(hypernym) system, scheme
(hyponym) reticulum
2. (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"
(hypernym) communication system, communication equipment
(classification) broadcasting
3. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
(synonym) net, mesh, meshing, meshwork
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(hyponym) chicken wire
(part-meronym) backbone
4. a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) grid, reference grid
5. (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
(synonym) electronic network
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) computer network
(classification) electronics
Verb
1. communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(derivation) web
(classification) computer science, computing
Noun
1. an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"
(synonym) web
(hypernym) system, scheme
(hyponym) reticulum
2. (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"
(hypernym) communication system, communication equipment
(classification) broadcasting
3. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
(synonym) net, mesh, meshing, meshwork
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(hyponym) chicken wire
(part-meronym) backbone
4. a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) grid, reference grid
5. (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
(synonym) electronic network
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) computer network
(classification) electronics
Verb
1. communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(derivation) web
(classification) computer science, computing
Networks&tl= Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Network
In general, the term network can refer to any interconnected group or system. Several different types of networks exist, including:
Human network
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