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English noun: network | |||
| 1. | network (group) an interconnected system of things or people | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | web | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scheme, system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | espionage network, old boy network, reticulum, support system | ||
| 2. | network (artifact) (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs | ||
| Samples | The networks compete to broadcast important sports events. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communication equipment, communication system | ||
| Domain category | broadcasting | ||
| 3. | network (artifact) an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals | ||
| Synonyms | mesh, meshing, meshwork, net | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chicken wire, gauze, grillwork, hairnet, netting, reseau, safety net, save-all, snood, spark arrester, sparker, tulle, veiling, wirework | ||
| Part holonym | backbone | ||
| 4. | network (artifact) a system of intersecting lines or channels | ||
| Samples | A railroad network. A network of canals. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | graticule, reseau, reticle, reticulation, reticule | ||
| 5. | network (artifact) (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits | ||
| Synonyms | electronic network | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | computer network, early warning system, information superhighway, superhighway | ||
| Domain category | electronics | ||
English verb: network | |||
| 1. | network (communication) communicate with and within a group | ||
| Samples | You have to network if you want to get a good job. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
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