network

English

Etymology

net +‎ work

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛt.wɜːk/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛt.wɝk/
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Rhymes: -ɛtwɜː(ɹ)k

Noun

network (plural networks)

A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.
Any interconnected group or system
A network of roads crisscrossed the country.
A directory of people maintained for their advancement
To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.
(broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
  TV back then was five channels (three networks, PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns), […]
(computing, Internet) Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information
The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.

Hyponyms

Bayesian network
cellular network
computer network
economic network
mobile network
mobile telephone network
neural network
social network
telephone network
television network
virtual network

Derived terms

network card
networking
network proxy
Network Rail
network subsystem
your network is your net worth

Translations

fabric or structure of fibrous elements

Armenian: ցանց (hy) (cʿancʿ)
Bulgarian: мре́жа (bg) f (mréža), филе n (file)
Catalan: xarxa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 網／网 (zh) (wǎng)
Czech: síť (cs) f
Danish: net n
Finnish: verkko (fi)
French: tissus (fr) m
Galician: rede (gl) f
Georgian: ქსელი (kseli)
Greek: σύμπλεγμα (el) n (sýmplegma), πλέγμα (el) n (plégma)
Hungarian: hálózat (hu)
Italian: rete (it) f, reti (it) f pl
Japanese: 編 (ja) (あみ, ami), メッシュ (messhu)
Korean: 그물 (ko) (geumul)
Macedonian: мре́жа f (mréža)
Malay: rangkaian, jaringan
Norwegian: nett (no) n
Ottoman Turkish: شبكه‎ (şebeke)
Polish: sieć (pl) f
Portuguese: rede (pt) f
Romanian: rețea (ro) f, rețele f pl
Russian: сеть (ru) f (setʹ), се́тка (ru) f (sétka)
Spanish: red (es) f
Swedish: nätverk (sv) n
Tagalog: kabalagan, kalambatan
Vietnamese: mạng (vi) (𦀴)

interconnected group or system

Arabic: شَبَكَة‎ (ar) f (šabaka)
Armenian: ցանց (hy) (cʿancʿ)
Azerbaijani: şəbəkə (az)
Bulgarian: мрежа (bg) f (mreža)
Catalan: xarxa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 網絡／网络 (zh) (wǎngluò), 網路／网路 (zh) (wǎnglù)
Czech: síť (cs)
Danish: netværk n
Dutch: netwerk (nl)
Finnish: verkko (fi)
French: réseau (fr) m
Friulian: rêt f
Galician: rede (gl) f
Georgian: ქსელი (kseli)
German: Netzwerk (de) n
Greek: δίκτυο (el) n (díktyo)
Hungarian: hálózat (hu)
Irish: eangach f
Italian: rete (it) f
Japanese: ネットワーク (ja) (nettowāku), 網 (ja) (もう, mō)
Korean: 네트워크 (ko) (neteuwokeu), 망(網) (ko) (mang)
Ladin: rei f
Latin: reticulum n
Macedonian: мрежа f (mreža)
Malay: rangkaian, jaringan
Maori: whatunga
Norwegian: nettverk (no) n
Persian: شبکه‎ (fa) (šabake)
Polish: sieć (pl) f, układ (pl) m inan
Portuguese: rede (pt) f
Romanian: rețea (ro) f
Russian: сеть (ru) f (setʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: мрежа f
Roman: mreža (sh) f
Spanish: red (es) f
Sundanese: raramat
Swahili: mtandao (sw)
Swedish: nät (sv)
Tagalog: kabalagan
Tajik: шабака (tg) (šabaka)
Thai: เครือข่าย (th) (krʉʉa-kàai)
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} ağ (tr), şebeke (tr)
Vietnamese: mạng (vi) (𦀴)
Volapük: resod

directory of people

Danish: netværk n
Dutch: netwerk (nl) n
Finnish: verkosto (fi)
German: Netzwerk (de) n
Greek: δίκτυο (el) n (díktyo), κύκλωμα (el) n (kýkloma)
Japanese: 人脈 (ja) (じんみゃく, jinmyaku)
Macedonian: вр́ски f pl (vŕski)
Norwegian: nettverk (no) n
Polish: układy pl
Russian: свя́зи (ru) f pl (svjázi)

multiple computers and other devices connected together

Afrikaans: netwerk (af)
Albanian: rrjet (sq) m
Arabic: شَبَكَة‎ (ar) f (šabaka)
Armenian: ցանց (hy) (cʿancʿ)
Azerbaijani: şəbəkə (az), tor (az)
Belarusian: се́тка f (sjétka), сець f (sjecʹ), мярэ́жа f (mjaréža)
Bengali: নেটওয়ার্ক (bn) (neṭôoyark)
Bulgarian: мре́жа (bg) f (mréža)
Burmese: ကွန်ရက် (my) (kwanrak)
Catalan: xarxa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 網絡／网络 (zh) (wǎngluò), 網路／网路 (zh) (wǎnglù)
Czech: síť (cs) f
Danish: netværk n
Dutch: netwerk (nl) n
Estonian: võrk
Finnish: verkko (fi)
French: réseau informatique (fr) m, réseau (fr) m
Galician: rede (gl) f
Georgian: ქსელი (kseli)
German: Netzwerk (de) n
Greek: δίκτυο (el) (díktyo)
Hebrew: רֶשֶׁת‎ (he) m (réshet)
Hindi: नेटवर्क m (neṭvark), संजाल (sañjāl)
Hungarian: hálózat (hu)
Icelandic: net (is) n
Indonesian: jaringan (id)
Irish: eangach f, líonra m
Italian: rete (it) f
Japanese: ネットワーク (ja) (nettowāku), 網 (ja) (もう, mō)
Kazakh: тармақ (tarmaq), желі (kk) (jelı), тор (tor)
Khmer: បណ្ដាញ (km) (bɑndaañ)
Korean: 네트워크 (ko) (neteuwokeu), 망(網) (ko) (mang)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: şebeke (ku)
Kyrgyz: тармак (ky) (tarmak), тор (ky) (tor)
Lao: ເຄືອຂ່າຍ (khư̄a khāi)
Latvian: tīkls (lv) m
Lithuanian: tinklas (lt) m
Macedonian: мрежа f (mreža)
Malay: rangkaian
Maltese: xibka f
Maori: tuihononga, whatunga
Mongolian: сүлжээ (mn) (sülžee)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nettverk (no) n
Pashto: شبکه‎ (ps) f (šabaká)
Persian: شبکه‎ (fa) (šabake)
Polish: sieć (pl) f
Portuguese: rede (pt) f
Romanian: rețea de computere f, rețea (ro) f, rețea de calculatoare
Russian: сеть (ru) f (setʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: lìonra m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: мрежа f
Roman: mreža (sh) f
Sinhalese: ජාල (jāla)
Slovak: sieť f
Slovene: mreža (sl) f
Spanish: red (es) f
Swahili: mtandao (sw)
Swedish: nätverk (sv) n
Tagalog: kabalagan, kalambatan
Tajik: шабака (tg) (šabaka)
Thai: เครือข่าย (th) (krʉʉa-kàai)
Turkish: ağ (tr), şebeke (tr)
Turkmen: ulgam, tor
Ukrainian: мере́жа f (meréža), сіть f (sitʹ)
Urdu: نیٹ ورک‎ m (neṭ vark), نیٹورک‎ m (neṭvark)
Uyghur: تور‎ (tor)
Uzbek: tarmoq (uz), toʻr (uz)
Vietnamese: mạng lưới (vi) (𦀴䋥), mạng (vi) (𦀴)
Volapük: nünömaresod

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Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} nettverk (no)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} rețea (ro) f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} мрежа f
Roman: ^{(please verify)} mreža (sh) f
Swedish: (1, 2) ^{(please verify)} ett nätverk (sv)

References

network on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

network (third-person singular simple present networks, present participle networking, simple past and past participle networked)

(intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
Many people find it worthwhile to network for jobs and information.
(transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.
(transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
(transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.

Translations

interact socially

Finnish: verkottua, verkostoitua (fi)
French: réseauter (fr), ^{(please verify)} établir un réseau de contacts
German: ^{(please verify)} sich vernetzen (de)
Greek: δικτυώνομαι (el) (diktyónomai)
Italian: socializzare (it)
Maori: tautūtakitaki
Romanian: socializa (ro)

to connect two or more computers or other computerized devices

Bulgarian: омрежвам (omrežvam)
Finnish: verkottaa
German: vernetzen (de)
Greek: δικτυώνω (el) (diktyóno), διασυνδέω (el) (diasyndéo)
Japanese: ネットに接続する (netto ni setsuzoku suru)
Macedonian: вмрежува (vmrežuva)
Turkish: birbirine bağlamak (tr), bağlanmak (tr)

to interconnect a group or system

Finnish: verkottaa
French: mettre en réseau
German: vernetzen (de)
Greek: δικτυώνω (el) (diktyóno)
Japanese: 系統を組む (keitō o kumu)
Macedonian: вмрежува (vmrežuva)
Turkish: birbirine bağlamak (tr)

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French: (1) ^{(please verify)} mettre en réseau , ^{(please verify)} construire un réseau , ^{(please verify)} diffuser sur l 'ensemble du réseau , (par le réseau) ^{(please verify)} relier (fr) (1), ^{(please verify)} parcourir (fr)
Norman: ^{(please verify)} dranneter (Jersey)

References

network at OneLook Dictionary Search
network in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
network in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911