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as in netting
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
didn't like to embroider network as it tore so easily
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as in system
something made up of many interdependent or related parts
a telephone network
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as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
being gradually introduced to the network of African-American business leaders in the city
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as in to deal
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Dragonfly students join the frontlines of community innovation, working across an extraordinary network of leading U.S. zoos, botanical gardens and community organizations around the world.
—April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
In one case, Chinese attackers exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in networking software to install malware capable of harvesting passwords.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Jim McGregor Introduction to NVLink Switch NVLink Switch is a crossbar network switch architecture that allows all ports to communicate directly with any other port over NVLink, a high-speed efficient compute interconnect.
—Jim McGregor, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Dragonfly students join the frontlines of community innovation, working across an extraordinary network of leading U.S. zoos, botanical gardens and community organizations around the world.
—April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
Join industry-specific organizations and attend networking events.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
In one case, Chinese attackers exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in networking software to install malware capable of harvesting passwords.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Network.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/network. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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