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Network

Definition: Network

Network

Noun

1. An intricately connected system of things or people; "a network of spies"; "a web of intrigue".

2. Communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same program simultaneously.

3. An interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of components; "there was a hole in the network where some of the strands were broken"; "he used a copper frame with copper meshing".

Verb

1. Communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "network" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Network

DomainDefinition

Computing

Network Hardware and software data communication systems. The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of partitioning any computer network into independent modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application) layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these layers. Networks are often also classified according to their geographical extent: local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and also according to the protocols used. See BITNET, Ethernet, Internet, Novell, PSTN, network, the. [Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks; 2nd ed.", Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.] (1995-03-10). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Aerospace

1. A combination of electrical elements.2. A group of parts or systems combined to provide a closed information loop, i.e., one that provides for inquiry or command, response, and interpretation of response in relation to inquiry or command. (references)

Electrical Engineering

A grouping of lines and of other electrical equipment connected for the purpose of conveying electricity from generating stations to the ultimate consumer. Source: European Union. (references)
 A)a number of inter-related circuits; or b)a circuit, or part of a circuit, containing a number of branches, which is considered as a unit, or a combination of elements. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A. Esp. in surveying and gravity prospecting, a pattern or configuration of stations, often so arranged as to provide a check on the consistency of the measured values b. In ventilation surveys, the multiple development openings, haulage ways, and working faces that constitute the ventilation system of a min. (references)

Post & Telecom

A group of broadcast stations connected by cable or microwave relay for simultaneous broadcasting of a program. Source: European Union. (references)
 One or several interconnected stages forming part of the overall switching network of an automatic switching system and performing one specific function. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Computer network

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A computer network is a system for communication among two or more computers.

Computer networks may be categorized with respect to range:

Computer network applications may be categorized with respect to the functional relationships between components: Computer networks may be categorized with respect to network topologies

Computer networks may be categorized with respect to specialised functions Computer networks may be implemented using a variety of protocol stack architectures, computer buses or combinations of media and protocol layers, incorporating one or more of:

For a list of more see Network protocols

For standards see IEEE 802.

Suggested topics:

References

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks" (ISBN 0133499456).

See also computing, internet, routing

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Computer network."

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Local area network

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A local area network or LAN is a computer network covering a local area, such as an office or a home. This is different from personal area networks (PANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs) or wide area networks (WANs). LANs are typically faster than WANs.

The earliest popular LAN, ARCnet, was released in 1977 by Datapoint and was originally intended to allow multiple Datapoint 2200s to share disk storage. Like all early LANs, ARCnet was originally vendor-specific. Standardization efforts by the IEEE have resulted in the IEEE 802 series of standards. There are now two common wiring technologies for a LAN, Ethernet and Token Ring. Wireless technologies are starting to evolve and are convenient for mobile computer users.

When using Ethernet the computers are usually wired to a hub or to a switch. This constitutes the physical transport mechanism.

The Spanning tree protocol is often used to maintain a loop free network topology within a LAN, particularly with ethernet.

A number of network protocols may use the basic physical transport mechanism including TCP/IP. In this case DHCP is a convenient way to obtain an IP address rather than using fixed addressing. LANs can be interlinked by connections to form a Wide area network. A router is used to make the connection between LANs.

See also: CHAOSnet, DECnet, Wireless LAN.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Local area network."

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Network

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A wide variety of systems of interconnected components are called networks. Specific examples include:

General-purpose mathematical models of network structures and associated algorithms have been developed in graph theory.

Networks can be characterized in a number of different ways. For example, many networks are Scale-free networks, in which a few network nodes act as "very connected" hubs.

Network is also an Academy Award-winning film.

Further Reading

Linked: The New Science of Networks, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Perseus Publishing, 2002. Hardcover Textbook. ISBN 0738206679.
  • Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks, Mark Buchanan, W. W. Norton, 2002, hardcover, 256 pages, ISBN 0393041530
  • Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age, Duncan J. Watts, W. W. Norton, February, 2003, Hardcover: 448 pages. ISBN 0393041425
  • Tipping Point: How Little things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, 2002, trade paperback, 304 pages, ISBN 0316346624
  • Influentials: One American in Ten Tells the Other Nine How to Vote, Where to Eat, and What to Buy, Edward B. Keller, Jonathan L. Berry, Douglas B. Reeves, Free Press, 2003, paperback, ISBN 0743227301
  • Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers, Alissa Quart, Perseus, 2002, hardcover, 256 pages, ISBN 0738206644
  • (bibliography derived from New York Times article, January 25, 2003 "Connect, They Say, Only Connect")
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    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Network."

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    Network (movie)

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    Network is a 1976 film which tells about a television network news anchor whose insane rantings draw big ratings numbers. It is a cynical look at the way networks make decisions about programming and the disdain that they show for the audience.

    The movie stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty and Beatrice Straight. It was written by Paddy Chayefsky, and was directed by Sidney Lumet.

    It won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Peter Finch, posthumously), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Faye Dunaway), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Beatrice Straight) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (William Holden), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ned Beatty), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Picture.

    Beatrice Straight's performance, which won her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, was the shortest Oscar-winning role until Judi Dench won in 1998 for Shakespeare in Love.

    In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

    Famous quotes

    We're not a respectable network. We're a whorehouse network, and we have to take whatever we can get.

    I would like at this moment to announce that I will be retiring from this program in two weeks time because of poor ratings. Since this show is the only thing I had going for me in my life, I've decided to kill myself. I'm going to blow my brains out right on this program a week from today. So tune in next Tuesday. That should give the public relations people a week to promote the show. You ought to get a hell of a rating out of that. Fifty share, easy.

    You've got to get mad! You've got to say, "I'm a human being, goddamn it! My life has value!" I want you to go to the window, open it, stick your head out and yell: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" I want you to get mad. I don't want you to protest, I don't want you to riot, I don't want you to write to your congress man, because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression, the inflation, the Russians, or the crime in the streets. All I know is that first...You've got to get mad!

    This was the story of Howard Beale, the first known instance of a man who was killed because of lousy ratings.

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Network (movie)."

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    Network layer

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    The network layer is level three of the seven level OSI model. It responds to service requests from the transport layer and issues service requests to the data link layer.

    The network layer addresses messages and translates logical addresses and names into physical addresses. It also determines the route from the source to the destination computer and manages traffic problems, such as switching, routing, and controlling the congestion of data packets.

    The network layer provides the functional and procedural means of transferring variable length data sequences from a source to a destination via one or more networks while maintaining the quality of service requested by the Transport layer. The Network layer performs network routing, flow control, segmentation/desegmentation, and error control functions.

    The network layer deals with transmitting information all the way from its source to its destination - and transmitting things from anywhere you like, to anywhere you like. If you can't contact a place at the network layer, then you can't contact that place at all. However, it does it in a very basic way, without error detection or flow control, or anything else. Here are some things that the network layer needs to address:

    In the traditional postage system (commonly referred to as snail mail) this role is provided by the postman (to some extent).

    Examples

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Network layer."

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    Network model

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    A network model database management system has a more flexible structure than the hierarchical model or relational model, but pays for it in processing time and specialization of types. Some object-oriented database systems use a general network model, but most have some hierarchical limitations.

    The neural network is an important modern example of a network database - a large number of similar simple processing units, analogous to neurons in the human brain, 'learn' the differences and similarities between a number of inputs. At any one time the 'weights' assigned to different connections between layers of neuron-like processing units constitute a set of assertions about what is most closely related to what.

    This enables prototype models to be built or inferred from the weights, and possibly used to define formal typed link or typed object schemas. Internet search engines like Google use a technique similar to this, to determine whether a link could normally be expected to a given page on the World Wide Web, from a page containing the search terms.

    As this example suggests, network models are particularly useful to text analysis. One approach, called singular value decomposition, enables many-dimensional maps of large corpus text databases to be drawn, and to generate an orthogonal base of vectors of difference between text. This approach yielded interesting results, such as the fact that a given medical specialty typically contained 100-140 degrees of freedom in its text corpus - a number remarkably similar to the number of human beings in a village of optimal size according to anthropology. This led to speculation that tracking differences in implications of medical papers and tracking differences in behavior of one's neighbors relied on the same mental module in the brain. It remains controversial, but if it were so, that would suggest that the human brain's cognition resembles a network database more than the other models.

    See also: massive parallelism, collective intelligence

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Network model."

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    Public switched telephone network

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    The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the concatenation of the world's public circuit-switched telephone networks, in much the same way that the Internet is the concatenation of the world's public IP-based packet-switched networks. Originally a network of fixed-line analog telephone systems, the PSTN is now almost entirely digital, and now includes mobile as well as fixed telephones.

    The PSTN is largely governed by technical standards created by the ITU-T, and uses E.163/E.164 addresses (known more commonly as telephone numbers) for addressing.

    The basic digital circuit in the PSTN is a 64-kilobit-per-second channel, originally designed by Bell Labs, called a "DS0" or Digital Signal 0. To carry a typical phone call, the audio sound is digitized at an 8 kHz sample rate using 8-bit pulse code modulation.

    The DS0's are the basic granularity at which switching takes place in a telephone exchange. DS0's are also known as timeslots because they are multiplexed together in a time-division fashion. Multiple DS0's are multiplexed together on higher capacity circuits, such that 24 DS0's make a DS1 signal, which when carried on copper is the well-known, T-carrier system, T1 (the European equivalent is an E1, containing 32 64 kbit/s channels). In modern networks, this multiplexing is moved as close to the end user as possible, usually into cabinets at the roadside in residential areas, or into large business premises.

    The timeslots are conveyed from the initial multiplexer to the exchange over a set of equipment collectively known as the access network. The access network and inter-exchange transport of the PSTN use synchronous optical transmission (SONET and SDH) technology, although some parts still use the older PDH technology.

    Within the access network, there are a number of reference points defined. Most of these are of interest mainly to ISDN but one - the V reference point - is of more general interest. This is the reference point between a primary multiplexer and an exchange. The protocols at this reference point were standardised in ETSI areas as the V5 interface.

    Only the very oldest and most backward parts of the telephone network still use analog technology for anything other than the last mile loop to the end user, and in recent years digital services have been increasing rolled out to end users using services such as DSL and ISDN.

    In the 1970s the telecommunications industry conceived that digital services would follow much the same pattern as voice services, and conceived a grandiose vision of end-to-end circuit switched services, known as the Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN). The B-ISDN vision has been overtaken by the disruptive technology of the Internet.

    Many observers believe that the long term future of the PSTN is to be just one application of the Internet - however, the Internet has some way to go before this transition can be made: see the article on Voice over IP for more on this subject.

    The PSTN was the earliest example of traffic engineering to deliver Quality of Service guarantees. (See the work of A.K. Erlang for some history on this).

    Note: there are also a number of large private telephone networks which are not linked to the PSTN, usually for military purposes. There are also private networks run by large companies which are linked to the PSTN only through limited gateways, like a large PABX system.

    See also:

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    Radio network

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    A Radio network is a network system which distributes radio programming to multiple radio stations. Most radio networks also produce much of their programming.

    Radio networks rose rapidly with the growth of regular broadcasting of radio to home listeners in the 1920s.

    The growth took various paths in different places. In Great Britain the BBC was developed with government funding and a broadcasting monopoly in its early decades. In contrast in the United States of America various competing commercial networks arose funded by advertising revenue.

    Early on programs were sent to affiliate stations by various methods, including over telephone lines, on pre-recorded analogue disc records, and somewhat later via relay stations. Later on coaxial cable linking stations became the norm.

    Many early radio networks evolved into Television networks.

    Radio Networks in various nations

    Canada

    United Kingdom

    United States of America

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    Telecommunications network

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    A telecommunications network is a network of telecommunications links arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links.

    Telecommunications network links may in turn be built out of hierarchical transmission systems.

    Examples of telecommunications networks are:

    See also:

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    Television network

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in the United States was dominated by a small number of broadcast networks, but with the advent of cable television the cost of creating a television network has been reduced and there have been a huge increase in the number of networks with most of the newer networks catering to a small group. Many early television networks evolved from earlier radio networks.

    Broadcast television networks:

    Australia

    Canada

    China, Peoples Republic of

    China, Republic of

    See entry for Taiwan below.

    Finland

    India

    Ireland

    note: BBC NI and UTV are based in Northern Ireland, RTÉ and TV 3 in the Republic of Ireland. However all four are available to most viewers throughout the island of Ireland, with UTV now accepting advertising from the Republic and targeting some of its programmes specifically at viewers in the Republic. Access to the Republic's stations (but in particular RTÉ) in Northern Ireland was a requirement of the Good Friday Agreement peace deal in 1998.

    Japan

    Sweden

    Taiwan

    United States

    U.S. Broadcast television networks

    U.S. Cable television networks

    Major:

    Premium:

    United Kingdom

    See also

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    Abbreviations & Acronyms: Network

    The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
    EntrySourceExpressionField
    NEEnglishNetwork elementComputing, Post & Telecom

    Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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    Synonyms: Network

    Synonyms: communications network (n), mesh (n), meshing (n), meshwork (n), net (n), reticulation (n), web (n). (additional references)

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    Synonyms within Context: Network

    ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

    Complexity

    Noun: complexity; complexness; Adjective: complexus; complication, implication; intricacy, intrication; perplexity; network, labyrinth; wilderness, jungle; involution, raveling, entanglement; coil; (convolution); sleave, tangled skein, knot, Gordian knot, wheels within wheels; kink, gnarl, knarl; webwork.

    Crossing

    Reticulation, network; inosculation, anastomosis, intertexture, mortise.

    Sponge

    Noun: sponge, honeycomb, network; frit, filter.

    Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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    Crosswords: Network

    English words defined with "network": computer networkespionage networklocal area networknetwork architecture, network programming, neural networkPurkinje networkwide area network. (references)
    Non-English Usage: "Network" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

    Italian (network).

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    Modern Usage: Network

    DomainUsage

    Screenplays

    There is a major network interested in me. (Groundhog Day; writing credit: Guy Ritchie)

    I just risked my life for a network that tests my face with focus groups (Broadcast News; writing credit: James L. Brooks.)

    Due to the end of civilization as we know it, the Clamp Cable Network is now off the air. (Gremlins 2: The New Batch; writing credit: Charles S. Haas)

    Network or local (The Faculty; writing credit: David Wechter; Bruce Kimmel)

    To a network, probably, we're all commodities (The Insider; writing credit: Eric Roth)

    Movie/TV Titles

    Secret Network (1964)

    Network (1963)

    The Nutty Network (1939)

    CNNNN: Chaser Non-Stop News Network (2002)

    The Comedy Network (1997)

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Commercial Usage: Network

    DomainTitle

    References

    • CareerEngine Network, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    • Barrister Global Services Network, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    • ARI Network Services, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    • Comtex News Network, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    • Concentric Network Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

      (more reference examples)

      

    Books

    • Extending ArcView GIS: with Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst (reference)

    • Designing Addressing Architectures for Routing and Switching (McMillan Network Architecture and Development) (reference)

    • X-Ray Spectroscopy in Astrophysics: Lectures Held at the Astrophysics School X, Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (Eadn) in ams (reference)

    • TCP/IP Network Administration (3rd Edition; O'Reilly Networking) (reference)

    • C++ Network Programming, Vol. 1: Mastering Complexity with ACE and Patterns (reference)

      (more book examples)

      

    Periodicals

      

    Theater & Movies

    • Gundam Wing - The Collapse of Peace (V.12 Cartoon Network Version) (reference)

    • The Severed Head Network (reference)

      (more DVD examples; more video examples)

      

    Music

      

    High Tech

      

    Consumer Goods

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Image Slideshow: Network

    Illustrations:
    Network

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    Computer Images:
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    Photo Album: Network

    ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

    Cut surface of gross autopsy specimen of liver showing diffuse pallor due to dense network of scar tissue (fibrosis, cirrhosis). Scarring has occurred in response to chronic injury from alcohol abuse. Credit: CDC.

    Comet P/Halley as taken March 8, 1986 by W. Liller, Easter Island, part of the International Halley Watch (IHW) Large Scale Phenomena Network. Credit: NASA.

    World longitude network setup at Manila Note radio gear to receive time ticks Chronograph is drum-like instrument to right. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

    Necker Island, Hawaiian Archipelago Part of World Longitude Network, 1928. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

    Gravity and radio apparatus on Necker Island Observations as part of World Longitude Network Party of E. J. Brown. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

    First C&GS electronic base line measurements Base crossings by aircraft and ship over Shoran network Minimum value from two range-range stations gives distance Base line party of P. C. Doran. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

    A rainwater collector - part of an acid rain observation network that extends from Hilo all the way up Mauna Loa to the observatory at various elevations. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

    NSSL's first Doppler Weather Radar located in Norman, Oklahoma. 1970's research using this radar led to NWS NEXRAD WSR-88D radar network. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

    The primary purpose for the designation of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area is to protect and enhance the desert riparian ecosystem, a rare remnant of what was once an extensive network of similar riparian systems throughout the southwest. Credit: Unknown.

    The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, containing about 40 miles of the upper San Pedro River, was designated by Congress as a National Conservation Area (NCA) on November 18, 1988. The primary purpose for the designation is to protect and enhance the desert riparian ecosystem, a rare remnant of what was once an extensive network of similar riparian systems throughout the southwest. The NCA contains more than 250 recorded prehistoric and historic sites, including the remnants of a Spanish fort called the Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate built in 1780. Credit: Unknown.

    Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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    Digital Photo Gallery: Network
     

    "NetWork" by Sencer Sarp
    Commentary: "----."
    "Linksys Network Card" by Rene Cerney
    Commentary: "My Linksys Network Card."

    Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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    Familiar Quotations: Network

    AuthorQuotation

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.

    Karl Marx

    The mutual and universal dependence of individuals who remain indifferent to one another constitutes the social network that binds them together.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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    Use in Literature: Network

    TitleAuthorQuote

    Les Miserables

    Hugo, Victor

    Hardly had Bruneseau passed the first branchings of the subterranean network, when eight out of the twenty labourers refused to go further

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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    Non-Fiction Usage: Network

    SubjectTopicQuote

    Health

    Operates as a nationwide network of support groups. (references)

    One of the indices is the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). (references)

    Year-End 1999 Emergency Department Data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network. (references)

    Business

    It also offers a GSM 900 cellular network. (references)

    The most modern network use the ATM technology. (references)

    Expansion of the GSM network is also in progress. (references)

    Children

    Uruguay

    INAME maintains an extensive network of programs, including shelters for at-risk children. (references)

    Israel and the occupied territories

    There is a broad network of mother and child clinics, which provide prenatal care as well as postnatal follow-up. (references)

    Bahrain

    It generally honors this commitment through enforcement of civil and criminal laws and an extensive social welfare network. (references)

    Civil Liberties

    Thailand

    There is one cable television network. (references)

    Maldives

    Cable News Network (CNN) is shown daily, uncensored, on local television. (references)

    Brazil

    The Liberal Party controls a national network of radio and television stations. (references)

    Economic History

    Botswana

    Department of State Foreign Affairs Network. (references)

    Georgia

    Several companies provide network installation. (references)

    Bahrain

    Bahrain has a fairly well developed road network. (references)

    Human Rights

    Bulgaria

    The SIS's parallel network of jails and prisons contains many of the harshest detention facilities. (references)

    Sri Lanka

    The LTTE routinely invades the privacy of citizens, maintaining an effective network of informants. (references)

    Algeria

    Security forces deployed an extensive network of secret informers against both terrorist targets and political opponents. (references)

    Minorities

    Armenia

    The large network of Russian-language schools has diminished significantly. (references)

    Political Economy

    SINGAPORE

    However, QFBs remain limited to 15 locations (branches or ATMs) and are unable to access the local ATM network. (references)

    FINLAND

    Entry to the sector was also made easier by eliminating a licensing requirement to construct a fixed-telephone network. (references)

    Political Rights

    Afghanistan

    On October 7, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), a U.S.-led coalition, began a military action aimed at toppling the Taliban regime and eliminating the al-Qaida terrorist network in Afghanistan. (references)

    Trade

    Moldova

    The bank boasts to have the largest network of branches in Moldova. (references)

    India

    India has an extensive banking network in both urban and rural areas. (references)

    Travel

    Kuwait

    Kuwait has an adequate communications network. (references)

    Greece

    The length of the railroad network is 2,500 kilometers. (references)

    Chad

    Chad's internal road network is in poor shape but gradually improving. (references)

    Women

    Ecuador

    As of November, the Women's Bureau had a network of 37 outreach offices in 16 provinces. (references)

    Morocco

    Improving and extending the network of rural schools to increase girls' school attendance has been a priority of the Youssoufi government. (references)

    Thailand

    The Women and Constitution Network, a league of 35 women's organizations, advocates for legal reforms to address legal inequities in the treatment of women. (references)

    Worker Rights

    Panama

    Their travel is facilitated by a network of alien smugglers, travel agents, hotels, and safe houses. (references)

    Brazil

    Through a network of local churches and regional offices, the CPT has tracked instances of forced labor for over 15 years. (references)

    Fiji

    The police believe that an organized Asian criminal network exists in the country that coordinates illegal trafficking in persons. (references)

    Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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    Spoken Usage: Network

    SpeakerPhrase(s)

    Ann Richards

    He'll tell you, you know they've got a network like they've never had before and they're doing da, da, da, da and we're still not big enough to catch Osama bin Laden, I gather.

    Bob Costas

    There are ideas besides just transferring money. Transferring money is the biggest part, but there are lots of different ideas. One that I found intriguing is creating what would be called a commissioner's fund from network television money or whatever.

    Conan O'Brien

    Really, don't get me wrong. I'm very proud that I have a network special, but we still have to remember that cable is expanding and they've got some great channels, too.

    David Letterman

    I will do this show on CBS for as long as I want to, for as long as the network wants me to and for as long as the vast North American viewing public will stand for it.

    Regis Philbin

    The Rat Pak. And national exposure. I mean, it was a lot going on on that show and a chance to learn how they did it on network television. It was a wonderful three years and I did meet an awful lot of people.

    Rush Limbaugh

    Democrats are seriously thinking of buying their own network and think tanks to combat Fox News Channel and conservatives.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Speeches: Network

    SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

    Bill Clinton

    1993-2001We have to be at the center of every vital global network, as a good neighbor and a good partner.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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    Usage Frequency: Network

    "Network" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.01% of the time. "Network" is used about 6,961 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
    Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
    100 Million Words
    Rank in English
    Noun (singular)99.01%6,8921,405
    Lexical Verb (infinitive)0.5%3558,339
    Lexical Verb (base form)0.29%2078,262
    Noun (proper)0.19%1397,576
                        Total100.00%6,961N/A

    Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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    Usage in Company Names: Network

    CountryNameCountryName
    Australia

    Health Communication Network Ltd.

    Finland

    Digital Open Network Environment OYJ DON

    France

    Net2S - Network Service Solutions S.A.

    Japan

    Fuji Television Network

    New Zealand

    Sky Network Television Limited

    Norway

    EverCom Network ASA

    Russian Federation

    Moscow City Telephone Network (JSC)

    Singapore

    Network Foods International Limited

    South Africa

    Distribution and Warehousing Network Limited

    South Korea

    Korea Technology Banking Network

     (more examples...)  

    Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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    Expressions: Network

    Expressions using "network": 2 port network AC network active network advanced intelligent network Advanced Network Systems Architecture advanced Research Projects Agency Network aeronautical fixed telecommunication network aeronautical fixed telecommunication network circuit allowable public land mobile network alternating current network artificial neural network associative network augmented transition network automate network automatic network automatic network analyser automatic network analyzer automatic Network Routing balancering network balancing network banyan network basic military route network BB switching network Berkeley Network bridged T network broadband switching network bus network cable network cable news network called network service user calling network service user cellular Neural Network centralized computer network centralized network Clos network commercial vehicle information systems network communication network communications network comprehensive Perl Archive Network comprehensive TeX Archive Network computer + Science NETwork computer network control area network bus core network business customer network interface Cyber Group Network DC network decentralized computer network decentralized network dedicated network deep space network defense Data Network defense Data Network Network Information Center democratic mutually synchronized network democratic network department of Defense Network despotic network despotic synchronised network despotic synchronized network dialing network digital Equipment Corporation Network digital network architecture digital Switched Network digitally switched network direct current network distributed Network Operating System distributed Operating Multi Access Interactive Network distributed system network distribution network Dual Auroral Radar Network East African and Southern Unit Network espionage network european Academic and Research Network European Information Researchers Network European Local Area Network European Network on MEdical Radiographic Equipment CHaracterisation exchange network facilities for interstate access fixed network global Network Navigator Global Oscillation Network Group Global Water Partnership Network gnu Network Object Model Environment heterogeneous network highway network homogeneous computer network homogeneous network Hopfield network impedance simulating network integrated service digital network integrated Services Digital Network integrating network interagency Interim National Research and Education Network interconnected network interconnecting network intermediate network facility International Actions Network on Small Arms internet Network Information Center joint Academic NETwork landline network leased line network leased network. Additional references.

    Hyphenated Usage

    Beginning with "network": network-affiliated, network-and, network-attached, network-based, network-building, network-centric, network-connected, network-enabled, network-enabling, network-extensible, network-fed, network-formation, network-independent, Network-interface, network-layer, network-management, network-operators, network-ready, network-specific, network-to-network, network-to-pabx, network-wide.

    Ending with "network": non-network.

    Containing "network": non-network communications.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Frequency of Internet Keywords: Network

    The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
     
    ExpressionFrequency
    per Day
    ExpressionFrequency
    per Day

    cartoon network

    69,911

    network monitoring

    1,111

    the food network

    22,802

    bargain network

    1,015

    dish network

    12,251

    do it yourself network

    950

    weather network

    8,789

    fiber optic network

    939

    network

    4,692

    adult chat network

    937

    msn network

    3,016

    network plus

    933

    home shopping network

    2,785

    home network

    828

    cartoon network game

    2,226

    network interface card

    803

    network solution

    1,893

    network management

    794

    computer network

    1,860

    diy network

    744

    game show network

    1,719

    mega man battle network

    732

    food network.com

    1,633

    entire network

    676

    fox network

    1,543

    network card

    648

    network marketing

    1,491

    cartoon la network

    609

    tv food network

    1,471

    3 battle man mega network

    599

    wireless network

    1,437

    cartoon india network

    544

    network security

    1,380

    network hardware

    536

    cnn financial network

    1,289

    outdoor life network

    528

    network utility

    1,197

    cmc network.com

    513

    usa network

    1,117

    turner network television

    511
    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Modern Translation: Network

    Language Translations for "network"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

    Albanian

      

    ngatërresë (complication, confusion, embroilment, entanglement, hindrance, huddle, imbroglio, intricacy, mess, mix, moil, muddle, Mull, nodus, nonsense, nuisance, obstruction, quarrel, Ravel, razzle, razzle-dazzle, toss), varg (cavalcade, chain, column, concatenation, course, file, in file, line, nexus, number, range, rank, ridge, row, series, string, succession, train, variety, verse), thurje (fencing, knitting, knitwork, plotting, spin, twist, weave, weaving, wicker-work, woof), rrjeti i hekurudhave, rrjet spiunazhi, rrjet (chain, circuit, plexus, ring, system), i rrjetshëm. (various references)

       

    Arabic 

      

    شباك (wicket, window), ‏شركة إذاعة و تلفزيون, ‏شبكة محطة اذاعة, ‏شبكة طرق (communication), ‏شبكة (connection, connexion, drag, fillet, grid, net, toil, web). (various references)

       

    Bulgarian 

      

    радиотранслационна мрежа, верига (chain, circuit, range, tie), обхващам с мрежа, мрежа (grid, gridiron, lattice, mantle, meshes, meshwork, net, plexus, screen, snood, system, web), покривам с мрежа (net). (various references)

       

    Catalan

      

    xarxa (net). (various references)

       

    Chinese 

      

    聯網 (cyber-), 网络 (NET, networking), 網路 , 網絡 , (net), 互聯網絡 , 廣播網 . (various references)

       

    Danish

      

    net (net). (various references)

       

    Dutch

      

    netwerk (net), net (above-board, beautiful, beautifully, cleanly cut, elegant, exactly, fair, fine, handsome, honest, just, just now, lovely, neat, net, okay, precise, precize, right, upright). (various references)

       

    Esperanto

      

    reto (net). (various references)

       

    Faeroese

      

    net (net), nót (net). (various references)

       

    Farsi 

      

    وابسته به شبکه , شبکه توری , شبکه ارتباطی , شبکه (Grate, Grating, Grille, Lattice, Mesh, Net, Plexus, Trellis). (various references)

       

    Finnish

      

    verkko (net, toils, web). (various references)

       

    French

      

    réseau (net), filet (net). (various references)

       

    Frisian

      

    net (net, no, not). (various references)

       

    German

      

    Netz (caul, grid, mains, net, net bag, netting, omentum, rack, string bag, tissue, web), vernetzen (integrate, link up, net), netzwerk (mesh, meshwork, necklace, netting, reticulation). (various references)

       

    Greek 

      

    δίκτυο (net, snare, trammel, trawl). (various references)

       

    Hebrew 

      

    מעשה רשת, שבכה (grate, grid, lattice, lattice work, mesh, net, reticulation), קליעה (basketwork, plait, plaiting, twist, weaving), רשת (chain, grid, mesh, net, snare), סבכה (grid, lattice, net, reticulation, wattle), סריגה (knitting, lattice, net). (various references)

       

    Hungarian

      

    hálózat (circuit, criss-cross, grid, meshes, net, netting, reticulation, squaring, system). (various references)

       

    Icelandic

      

    net (net). (various references)

       

    Indonesian

      

    jaringan (netting, tissue, web). (various references)

       

    Irish

      

    líon (net, spiderweb). (various references)

       

    Italian

      

    rete (drag, goal, grid, net, netting, ring, snare, system, trap). (various references)

       

    Japanese Kanji 

      

    (net). (various references)

       

    Japanese Katakana 

      

    ネットワーク , あみ (net, opossum shrimp), もうじょうそしき (reticulum). (various references)

       

    Korean 

      

    네트워크. (various references)

       

    Manx

      

    roddag (bog myrtle, coarse creel), moggyl (grid), jeebinys, ingagh (criss-cross, grid on map, net, tracery, train, train of nets), greasane. (various references)

       

    Pig Latin

      

    etworknay.(various references)

       

    Portuguese

      

    rede (grid, lace, net, netting, snood, television network, toil, toils, tv network). (various references)

       

    Romanian

      

    nãvod (drag-net, fishing net, mesh, netful, seine, trammel, trawl), schemã (chart, diagram, draft, lay out, outline, plan, schedule, schema, scheme, set up, sketch), reţea (chain, grid, hair net, lace, mesh, net, netting, reticula, reticulum, system), plasã (dress-guard, fishing net, gauze, hair net, mesh, net, netful, netting), circuit (circuit, circulation, round, turnover). (various references)

       

    Russian 

      

    схема (cadre, circuitry, diagram, layout, pattern, plan, schema, schemata, schematics, scheme, sketch, sketches), сеть сетевой, сеть (chain, mesh-work, net, netting, seine), сетка (grid, lathing, lattice, mesh-work, net, netting, reticle, reticule, rose, string bag), сетевой, четырехполюсник (quadripole, quadrupole), вязание (knitting, knitwork, netting), многополюсник, переплетение (entanglement, interlacement, plexus), плетенка (sennit), плетение (netting, weaving, wickerwork, wicker-work). (various references)

       

    Scottish

      

    lìon (a net, become full, fill, fill in, fill up, fishing net, flax, how many?, lint, net, replenish, satiate). (various references)

       

    Serbo-Croatian

      

    radio i televizija, poslovne veze, mreža (chain, mesh, meshes, net, netting, reticle, reticulation, reticule, screen, seine, trammel, web). (various references)

       

    Spanish

      

    red (grid, kiddle, net, netting, sweep net, web). (various references)

       

    Sranan

      

    neti (evening, net, night). (various references)

       

    Swahili

      

    wavu (net). (various references)

       

    Swedish

      

    nätverk (criss cross, mesh, networks, plexus). (various references)

       

    Thai

      

    เชื่อมโยงเครือข่าย, ระบบเครือข่าย. (various references)

       

    Turkish

      

    (cobweb, dragnet, filet, fishnet, gin, graticule, mesh, net, netting, plexus, reticular, spider's web, spiderweb, system, tissue). (various references)

       

    Ukrainian

      

    сіть (net, netting), сітка (caul, lattice, net, netting, rack, reticle, reticule, string bag, web), створювати мережу залізниць, розрахункова система, хиросплетення, гратчаста система, в'язання (knit, knitting, needlecraft, netting), мережа залізнична, переплетення (binding), плетінка (wicker), плетіння (needlecraft, netting, plait, weaving, wickerwork). (various references)

       

    Vietnamese 

      

    lưới (lattice, net, netting, ring-net), đồ dùng kiểu lưới mạng lưới. (various references)

       

    Welsh

      

    rhwydwaith. (various references)

    Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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    Bible Trace: Network

    LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 25, Verse 11
    Latin405VulgateMala aurea in lectis argenteis qui loquitur verbum in tempore suo
    Middle English1395WyclifA goldene cheke bon in siluerene beddis, that speketh a wrd in his tyme.
    Jacobean English1611King JamesA word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
    Victorian English1833WebsterA word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
    Basic English1964OgdenA word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Matched Bible Translations: Network

    LanguageProverbs Chapter 25, Verse 11
    Cebuano¶ Ang usa ka pulong nga maayong pagkagamit Sama sa mga mansanas nga bulawan diha sa linala nga salapi.
    CroatianRijeèi kazane u pravo vrijeme zlatne su jabuke u srebrnim posudama.
    DanishÆbler af Guld i Skåle af Sølv er Ord, som tales i rette Tid.
    DutchEen rede, op zijn pas gesproken, is als gouden appelen in zilveren gebeelde schalen.
    FinnishKultaomenia hopeamaljoissa ovat sanat, sanotut aikanansa.
    FrenchComme des pommes d`or sur des ciselures d`argent, Ainsi est une parole dite à propos.
    GermanEin Wort geredet zu seiner Zeit, ist wie goldene Äpfel auf silbernen Schalen.
    Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPendapat yang diutarakan dengan tepat pada waktunya seperti buah emas di dalam pinggan perak.
    Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaPerkataan yang dikenakan dengan sepertinya itu laksana buah kasturi keemasan dalam rantang perak adanya.
    ItalianCome frutti d'oro su vassoio d'argento così è una parola detta a suo tempo.
    Maori¶ He kupu i tika te korero, ko tona rite kei nga a poro koura i roto i nga kete hiriwa.
    NorwegianSom epler av gull i skåler av sølv er et ord talt i rette tid.
    PortugueseComo maçãs de ouro em salvas de prata, assim é a palavra dita a seu tempo.   
    RumanianUn cuvknt spus la vremea potrivitq, este ca niwte mere de aur kntr`un cowuley de argint. -
    RussianъПМПФЩЕ СВМПЛЙ Ч УЕТЕВТСОЩИ РТПЪТБЮОЩИ УПУХДБИ--УМПЧП, УЛБЪБООПЕ РТЙМЙЮОП.
    SpanishManzana de oro con adornos de plata es la palabra dicha oportunamente.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Derivations & Misspellings: Network

    Derivations

    Words beginning with "network": networked, networking, networkings, networks. (additional references)

    Words ending with "network": cabinetwork, nonnetwork, subnetwork. (additional references)

    Words containing "network": cabinetworks, subnetworks. (additional references)


    Misspellings

    "Network" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: entwurf, Neatwork, Nettwerk, nettwork, netwoek, netwokr, netwokrk, networky, netwrk, nyetwork. (additional references)

    Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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    Rhyming with "Network"

    # of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "network" (pronounced ne"twer'k)
    4-t w er' kartwork, footwork.
    3-w er' kbeadwork, brushwork, casework, clockwork, earthwork, fieldwork, firework, framework, groundwork, guesswork, handiwork, homework, housework, latticework, leadwork, legwork, masterwork, metalwork, needlework, openwork, paperwork, patchwork, piecework, plasterwork, roadwork, schoolwork, spadework, teamwork, woodwork.

    Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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    Anagrams: Network

    Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

    Words within the letters "e-k-n-o-r-t-w"

    -1 letter: knower.

    -2 letters: krone, noter, owner, rewon, rowen, tenor, token, toker, toner, tower, troke, trone, woken, wrote.

    -3 letters: enow, keno, kent, kern, keto, knew, knot, know, kore, newt, note, nowt, rent, rote, tern, toke, tone, tore, torn, town, trek, trow, went, wert, woke, wonk, wont, wore, work, worn, wort, wren.

    -4 letters: eon, ern, ken, kor.

     Words containing the letters "e-k-n-o-r-t-w"
     

    +1 letter: networks.

     

    +2 letters: interwork, networked, stonework.

     

    +3 letters: downstroke, interworks, networking, nonnetwork, stoneworks, subnetwork.

     

    +4 letters: cabinetwork, downstrokes, interworked, networkings, subnetworks, trickledown.

     

    +5 letters: cabinetworks, interworking, metalworking.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    INDEX

    1. Definition
    2. Synonyms
    3. Crosswords
    4. Usage: Modern
    5. Usage: Commercial
    6. Images: Slideshow
    7. Images: Photo Album
    8. Images: Digital Art
    9. Quotations: Familiar
    10. Quotations: Fiction
    11. Quotations: Non-fiction
    12. Quotations: Spoken
    13. Quotations: Speeches
    14. Usage Frequency
    15. Names: Company Usage
    16. Expressions
    17. Expressions: Internet
    18. Translations: Modern
    19. Bible Trace
    20. Abbreviations
    21. Acronyms
    22. Derivations
    23. Rhymes
    24. Anagrams
    25. Bibliography


      

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