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network
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
network \net"work`\, v. i. To take steps to make and cultivate the acquaintance of people who can be helpful to oneself, especially in finding new employment, advancing to a higher position in one's occupation, or exchanging information. [PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Network \Net"work`\, n.
1. A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other
at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the
crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing
like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a
network of railroads.
[1913 Webster]
3. Hence: (Computers) A system of computers linked together
by communications channels allowing the exchange of data
between the linked computers.
[PJC]
4. (Radio, Television) A group of transmitting stations
connected by communications channels that permit the same
program to be broadcast simultaneously from multiple
stations over a very wide area; as, the CBS television
network; also, the organization that controls the
programming that is broadcast over such a network.
Contrasted with a local station or local transmitter.
[PJC]
5. (Electricity, Electronics) Any arrangement of electrical
devices or elements connected together by conducting
wires; as, a power transmission network.
[PJC]
6. A group of buildings connected by means of transportation
and communication between them, and controlled by a
central organization for a common purpose; as, a book
distribution network.
[PJC]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
network \net"work`\, v. t. To connect together into a network; as, to network computers; to network the printer with computers. [PJC]
