Dictionary
net•work
Pronunciation: (net'wûrk"), [key]—
n.
1. any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like:
a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
2. Radio and Television.
a. a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so that the same program can be broadcast or telecast by all.
b. a company or organization that provides programs to be broadcast over these stations:
She was hired by the network as program coordinator.
3. a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., esp. over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.:
a network of supply depots.
4. Elect.an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.
5. a netting or net.
6. Telecommunications, Computers.a system containing any combination of computers, computer terminals, printers, audio or visual display devices, or telephones interconnected by telecommunication equipment or cables: used to transmit or receive information.
7. an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like:
a network of recent college graduates.
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v.i.
to cultivate people who can be helpful to one professionally, esp. in finding employment or moving to a higher position:
His business lunches were taken up with networking.
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v.t.
1. to place (as a program from a local radio or television station) in or on a network:
The station will try to network the local cooking show.
2. to connect to a network.
3. to distribute widely:
We charge a small fee for networking your résumé.
4. to cover with or as if with a network:
to network a bay with buoy markers.
5. to organize into a network:
to network the state's independent stations.
6. to broadcast (a program) over a radio or television network.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
