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UK
/nˈɛtwɜːk/
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[ 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 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
- It shows how football has come to occupy a central place in the networks of global power. Times, Sunday Times
- The two-hour show was televised on the national network so the whole country could watch.
- Police claim to have dismantled 12 networks of traffickers so far this year. Times, Sunday Times
- Karam also highlighted the authority's implementation of surface-to-surface communications applications and upgrading from Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN) system to Aeronautical Message Handling System (AMHS). AME Info Latest News
- The social networking giant has admitted excluding views of less than three seconds from its figures. Times, Sunday Times
- U.S. network CNN for what it called biased reports on political unrest and on the alleged assault and torture earlier this month of opposition leaders, including Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main ANC Daily News Briefing
- Network operations and management will provide the monitoring and control of gateway terminals, teleports and communications payloads that are working as network resources.
