Network Definition–noun | 1. | any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city. | | 2. | Radio and Television. | a. | a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so that the same program can be broadcast or telecast by all. | | b. | a company or organization that provides programs to be broadcast over these stations: She was hired by the network as program coordinator. | | | 3. | a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., esp. over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.: a network of supply depots. | | 4. | Electricity. an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire. | | 6. | Telecommunications, Computers. a system containing any combination of computers, computer terminals, printers, audio or visual display devices, or telephones interconnected by telecommunication equipment or cables: used to transmit or receive information. | | 7. | an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates. | –verb (used without object) | 8. | to cultivate people who can be helpful to one professionally, esp. in finding employment or moving to a higher position: His business lunches were taken up with networking. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to place (as a program from a local radio or television station) in or on a network: The station will try to network the local cooking show. | | 10. | to connect to a network. | | 11. | to distribute widely: We charge a small fee for networking your résumé. | | 12.
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| to cover with or as if with a network: to network a bay with buoy markers. | | 13. | to organize into a network: to network the state's independent stations. | | 14. | to broadcast (a program) over a radio or television network. | |
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Hardware Definition–noun | 1. | metalware, as t
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ools, locks, hinges, or cutlery. | | 2. | the mechanical equipment necessary for conducting an activity, usually distinguished from the theory and design that make the activity possible. | | 3. | military weapons and combat equipment. | | 4. | Slang. a weapon carried on one's person: The rougher types were asked to check their hardware at the door. | | 5. | Computers. the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices comprising a computer system, as the CPU, disk drives, keyboard, or screen. | |
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