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UK
/nˈɛtwɜːk/
]
[ US /ˈnɛtˌwɝk/ ]
[ US /ˈnɛtˌwɝk/ ]
NOUN
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a system of intersecting lines or channels
a railroad network
a network of canals -
an interconnected system of things or people
tangled in a web of cloth
retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
he owned a network of shops - an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
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(broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
the networks compete to broadcast important sports events - (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
VERB
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communicate with and within a group
You have to network if you want to get a good job
How To Use network In A Sentence
- AERONET is a global network of more than 100 sun photometers that measure the amount of sunlight absorbed by aerosols (fine particles in the air) at wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared.
- The report said mobile phone networks worldwide were likely to have 1.6 billion subscribers by the end of this year.
- Police claim to have dismantled 12 networks of traffickers so far this year. Times, Sunday Times
- The interesting thing about a supercomputer with a lot of processors in it is that it is, in some ways, no different to a cluster of computers, communicating through a network, and working together on a single application.
- You need a lot of tenacity and entrepreneurial skill and the ability to network with a lot of different people. Times, Sunday Times
- Other freight and passenger operators will have open access rights to this network.
- Produced by the BBC's network current affairs unit in Manchester, Real Story will have a three series run of 28 programmes.
- Advanced Mobile Phone Service ( AMPS ) is an example of a 1 G mobile network standard.
- The proposed acquisition, which must be approved by shareholders, values the two networks at about $ 16 a share.
- New hardware, software, networking gear, and wireless devices are being woven together by the connective power of the Internet into a potent, upsetting force.
