1.A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.
2.Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.
3.Hence: (Computers) A system of computers linked together by communications channels allowing the exchange of data between the linked computers.
4.(Radio, Television) A group of transmitting stations connected by communications channels that permit the same program to be broadcast simultaneously from multiple stations over a very wide area; as, the CBS television network; also, The organization that controls the programming that is broadcast over such a network. Contrasted with a local station or local transmitter.
5.(Electricity, Electronics) Any arrangement of electrical devices or elements connected together by conducting wires; as, a power transmission network.
6.A group of buildings connected by means of transportation and communication between them, and controlled by a central organization for a common purpose; as, a book distribution network.
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