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network
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[ noun ] an interconnected system of things or people
Synonyms Examples "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" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)The change may require different products , pricing , packaging , warehousing , salesmanship , advertising and executive attention - practically every link in the marketing network may have to be adjusted . (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)It will be shown that the objectives of the cooperative people in an organization determine the type of network required , because the type of network functions according to the characteristics of the messages enumerated in Table 1 . It will be shown that the objectives of the cooperative people in an organization determine the type of network required , because the type of network functions according to the characteristics of the messages enumerated in Table 1 . Great stress is placed on the role that the monitoring of information sending plays in maintaining the effectiveness of the network . On this basis , certain extreme kinds of networks will be discussed for illustrative purposes . Related terms system support_system espionage_network old_boy_network reticulum web |
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[ noun ] (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
Synonyms Examples "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Still , the network 's willingness to experiment in this musical field is to be commended , and future essays happily anticipated . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Sipping their coffee , discussing the weather , the day 's shopping , Fritzie 's commitments at the network ( all of which he would cancel ) , they avoided the radio , the morning TV news_show , even the front page of the Santa_Luisa_Register , resting on the kitchen bar . When the detective left , Andrus phoned his secretary to cancel his work and to advise the network to get a substitute director for his current project . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)He evolved programs that plumbed new depths of bathos and besmirched whole networks , and quickly superseded his boss . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (clothing) an interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of components
Synonyms Examples "there was a hole in the network where some of the strands were broken" "he used a copper frame with copper meshing" Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)A network of sampling_stations had been set_up on shore . |
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[ noun ] (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
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[ noun ] a system of intersecting lines or channels
Examples "a railroad network" "a network of canals" Related terms |
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[ verb ] communicate with and within a group
Examples "You have to network if you want to get a good job" Related terms |
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