network

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   in broadcasting, a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs

   The networks compete to broadcast important football matches.

2. 2
   noun

   a system of intersecting lines or channels

   a railroad network

3. 3
   noun

   an interconnected system of things or people

   They owned a network of shops.

4. 4
   verb

   communicate with and within a group

   You have to network if you want to get a good job

5. 5
   noun

   Any interconnected group or system.

   A network of roads crisscrossed the country.

6. 6
   noun

   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.

7. 7
   verb

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

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

8. 8
   verb

   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.

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.