US /noʊd/ UK /nəʊd/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a point of connection, intersection, or swelling

    Each node in the network can relay data to its neighbors.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a point of connection,... knotjunctionpointintersectionvertexswellinghubnexus
Word family
Derived forms nodalnodule
Related forms nodulenodosenoose

Etymology

From Latin nodus ('knot').

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