Hypertext Webster Gateway: "network"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
network
n 1: an intricately connected system of things or people; "a
network of spies"; "a web of intrigue" [syn: {web}]
2: communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting
stations that all transmit the same program simultaneously
[syn: {communications network}]
3: an interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of
components; "there was a hole in the network where some of
the strands were broken"; "he used a copper frame with
copper meshing" [syn: {net}, {mesh}, {meshing}, {meshwork},
{reticulation}]
v : communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if
you want to get a good job"
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