network

noun

1. 1

   Any interconnected group or system.

   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.

2. 2

   Any interconnected group or system. A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.

   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.

3. 3

   Any interconnected group or system. A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.

   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), […]

4. 4

   Any interconnected group or system. A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.

   The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.

5. 5

   A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.

   He wore a mantle of network.

verb

1. 1

   To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.

   Many people find it worthwhile to network for jobs and information.

   The yuppies networking and / The panic, the vomit

2. 2

   To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.

   If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.

3. 3

   To interconnect a group or system.

4. 4

   To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.

Forms

plural

networks

past tense

networked

past participle

networked

present participle

networking

third person singular

networks