network
Web of connections
A network is a system of interconnected things—wires, roads, neurons, people.
A television network connects broadcast stations.
A computer network links machines.
A social network connects people, whether in person or online.
To network is to build professional relationships: She spent the conference networking with industry leaders.
As a verb, it also means to connect devices: We networked all the office computers.
One who attends tables
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
- firewallNetwork access control system
protocol · IP · TCP · node · packet · bandwidth · latency · switch
Fixed stopping point
- channelPassage for transmission
- affiliateConnected member organization
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- programmingWriting software instructions
airtime · broadcast · cable · television · radio · satellite · coverage · simulcast
Fast internet access
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- 4GFourth-generation mobile technology
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
- LTEWireless broadband standard
hotspot · modem · ISP · signal · wireless · access · online · cellular
Electronic distance communication
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- messageTransmitted communication
- informationKnowledge about something
broadcast · correspondence · media · satellite · relay · exchange · telephone · telegraph
Connection point in networks
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- pathRoute for traveling
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
centrality · clustering · degree · adjacency · directed · undirected · weighted · tree
Formal union of parties
- associationGroup with shared aim
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
coalition · syndicate · trade group · chamber · organization · league · society · union
Signal-transmitting brain cells
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- brainSeat of cognition
- deep learningLayered neural network methods
- artificialMade, not natural
convolutional · layers · training · weights · backpropagation · perceptron · machine learning · AI
Relationships between things
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- communityCollective of connected people
- friendsVoluntary close relations
acquaintances · colleagues · LinkedIn · followers · referrals · introductions · mingling · socializing
server
One who attends tables
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
firewall · protocol · IP · TCP · node · packet · bandwidth · latency · switch · hub
station
Fixed stopping point
- channelPassage for transmission
- affiliateConnected member organization
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
programming · airtime · broadcast · cable · television · radio · satellite · coverage · simulcast · webcast
broadband
Fast internet access
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- 4GFourth-generation mobile technology
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
LTE · hotspot · modem · ISP · signal · wireless · access · online · cellular · connection
telecommunication
Electronic distance communication
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- messageTransmitted communication
information · broadcast · correspondence · media · satellite · relay · exchange · telephone · telegraph · data
node
Connection point in networks
topology · centrality · clustering · degree · adjacency · directed · undirected · weighted · tree · cycle
alliance
Formal union of parties
- associationGroup with shared aim
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
guild · coalition · syndicate · trade group · chamber · organization · league · society · union · partnership
neurons
Signal-transmitting brain cells
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- brainSeat of cognition
- deep learningLayered neural network methods
artificial · convolutional · layers · training · weights · backpropagation · perceptron · machine learning · AI · activation
connections
Relationships between things
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- communityCollective of connected people
friends · acquaintances · colleagues · LinkedIn · followers · referrals · introductions · mingling · socializing · outreach
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- communication methodsphone line, radio, telephone, television, text
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, radio, television, news
- computer termsbit, byte, binary, cursor, click
- Media Termsbreaking news, TV show, sound bite, press release, comic strip
networkisolation
Complete separation from others
fragmentation · disconnection · disconnect · standalone · separation
- neural networksLayered computational learning systems
- alumni networkOrganization linking past students
- underground networksHidden interconnected systems below
- social networksPlatforms connecting users digitally
- old-boy networkInformal elite mutual-aid system
- wireless networkCable-free internet connection
networker, networkers, neural network, social network, broadcast network, network effects, computer network, network providers, network provider