network

Meanings

Noun

• 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"
• (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"
• an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
• a system of intersecting lines or channels
  • "a railroad network"
  • "a network of canals"
• (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

Verb

• communicate with and within a group
  • "You have to network if you want to get a good job"

Synonyms

electronic network, mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, web