Network - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnetwɜːrk|  American pronunciation of the word network
Brit.  |ˈnetwɜːk|  British pronunciation of the word network

noun

- an interconnected system of things or people (syn: web)
he owned a network of shops
retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
- (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
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals (syn: mesh, net)
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
a railroad network
a network of canals
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

verb

- communicate with and within a group
You have to network if you want to get a good job

Extra examples

He hooked up his computer to the network.

The show is getting good ratings for the network.

The computers are networked to one main server.

She spent the day networking with other executives.

Network, a schematic representation of events and activities which shows their interrelationships.

Each computer is networked to a file server.

The show was networked across the UK.

Hungary's telephone network

You're listening to the American Armed Forces Network.

Granovetter argues that institutions can be seen as "congealed networks".

I was paid about £500 for infiltrating the IRA network in London.

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

The network is providing live coverage of the debate.

The computer network is not yet fully functioning.

The company has done a poor job of maintaining its computer network.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: network
he/she/it: networks
present participle: networking
past tense: networked
past participle: networked
noun
singular: network
plural: networks
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