network
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: compound
Topics: broadcasting
computing
engineering
mathematics
media
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neHd-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Germanic *natją
Proto-West Germanic *nati
Old English nett
Middle English net
English net
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English work
English network
From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk.
Compound parts: net
work
Inflected forms:
form: networks
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: networks
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: networking
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: networked
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: networked
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Any interconnected group or system.
pos: noun
examples: A network of roads crisscrossed the country.
The many species that live in the forest canopy constitute a network of life via their complex interactions.
gloss: Any interconnected group or system.
pos: noun
examples: To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.
For people with mental health challenges, having a support network of family and friends can improve the chances of maintaining successful mental health care.
gloss: Any interconnected group or system.
pos: noun
examples: 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
TV back then was five channels (three networks, PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns), […]
gloss: Any interconnected group or system.
pos: noun
tags: Internet
examples: The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.
gloss: A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
pos: noun
examples: He wore a mantle of network.
gloss: To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Many people find it worthwhile to network for jobs and information.
gloss: To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.
gloss: To interconnect a group or system.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Related words: chainwork
knitwork
lacework
needlework
Derived words: affiliate network
Bayesian network
bionetwork
co-occurrence network
cybernetwork
Elman network
Feistel network
fragnet
generative adversarial network
good old boy network
hypernetwork
integrated services digital network
internetwork
intranetwork
Jordan network
logistics network
mesonet
mesonetwork
metanetwork
micronetwork
mobile virtual network operator
multinetwork
nanonetwork
networkability
networkable
network adapter
network card
network effect
network engineer
networker
network externality
networking
network interface card
network interface controller
network marketing
network motif
network neutrality
network option time
network printer
network provider
network proxy
Network Rail
network socket
network state
network subsystem
network-subsystem
network television
network time
network topology
networkwide
next-generation network
nonnetwork
old-boy network
old boy network
semantic network
small-world network
spiking neural network
spin network
subnetwork
supernetwork
supply network
supranetwork
television network
transportation network
transportation network vehicle service
two-port network
your network is your net worth
your net worth is your network
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: شَبَكَة
roman: šabaka
lang: Armenian
word: ցանց
roman: cʻancʻ
lang: Azerbaijani
word: şəbəkə
lang: Belarusian
word: се́тка
roman: sjétka
lang: Belarusian
word: сець
roman: sjecʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: мярэ́жа
roman: mjaréža
lang: Bulgarian
word: мре́жа
roman: mréža
lang: Catalan
word: xarxa
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 網絡 /网络
roman: mong⁵ lok³ / mong⁵ lok⁶
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 網路 /网路
roman: mong⁵ lou⁶
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 網絡 /网络
roman: wǎngluò
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 網路 /网路
roman: wǎnglù
lang: Czech
word: síť
lang: Danish
word: netværk
lang: Danish
word: net
lang: Dutch
word: netwerk
lang: Finnish
word: verkko
lang: French
word: réseau
lang: Friulian
word: rêt
lang: Galician
word: rede
lang: Georgian
word: ქსელი
roman: kseli
lang: German
word: Netzwerk
lang: German
word: Netz
lang: Greek
word: δίκτυο
roman: díktyo
lang: Hungarian
word: hálózat
lang: Irish
word: eangach
lang: Italian
word: rete
lang: Japanese
word: ネットワーク
roman: nettowāku
lang: Japanese
word: 網
roman: mō
lang: Kazakh
word: тор
roman: tor
lang: Korean
word: 네트워크
roman: neteuwokeu
lang: Korean
word: 망
roman: mang
lang: Ladin
word: rei
lang: Latin
word: reticulum
lang: Macedonian
word: мрежа
roman: mreža
lang: Malay
word: rangkaian
lang: Malay
word: jaringan
lang: Māori
word: whatunga
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: nettverk
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: nett
lang: Dari
word: شَبَکَه
roman: šabaka
lang: Iranian Persian
word: شَبَکِه
roman: šabake
lang: Polish
word: sieć
lang: Polish
word: układ
lang: Portuguese
word: rede
lang: Romanian
word: rețea
lang: Russian
word: сеть
roman: setʹ
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: мре̏жа
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: mrȅža
lang: Spanish
word: red
lang: Spanish
word: entramado
lang: Sundanese
word: raramat
lang: Swahili
word: mtandao
lang: Swedish
word: nät
lang: Tagalog
word: kabalagan
lang: Tajik
word: шабака
roman: šabaka
lang: Tamil
word: அமைப்பு
roman: amaippu
lang: Thai
word: เครือข่าย
roman: krʉʉa-kàai
lang: Turkish
word: ağ
lang: Turkish
word: şebeke
lang: Urdu
word: شَبَکَہ
roman: śabaka
lang: Vietnamese
word: mạng
lang: Volapük
word: resod
lang: Welsh
word: rhwydwaith