networked

Sharing data pathways

Networked describes things connected to form a system of communication or exchange.

Computers are networked when linked to share data: a networked printer, networked storage.

People are networked when they've built professional connections: She's well networked in the industry.

The term implies both the infrastructure of connection and access to what flows through it.

connected

interconnected

Joined in multiple ways

interlinked · joined · coupled · unified · synchronized · interfaced · bridged · interwoven · federated · distributed

computing

server

One who attends tables

  • routerPacket-forwarding network device
  • LANLocalized computer linkage
  • WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure

ethernet · TCP/IP · protocol · firewall · switch · hub · gateway · bandwidth · latency · packet

broadcast

television

Broadcast viewing device

  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
  • cableHeavy-duty woven line
  • affiliateConnected member organization

syndicated · programming · stations · channels · transmitter · satellite · streaming · media · CBS · NBC

biological

neural

Of nerve tissue

fungal · rhizome · capillaries · vasculature · ecosystem · symbiotic · microbiome · dendrites · axons · ganglia

social

connections

Relationships between things

relationships · referrals · outreach · schmoozing · mingling · influential · well-connected · introductions · rolodex · circle

Categories
Opposites
connectivity/interconnection

networkedstandalone

Complete without attachments

disconnected · isolated · unnetworked · offline · unconnected

social connection

networkedisolated

Separated from others

unconnected · friendless · unknown · solitary · reclusive

Phrases
Family

network, networks, networking, networker, networkers, subnetwork, subnetworks

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G