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network 音标拼音: [n'ɛtw ,ɚk] n. 网络,网状物;广播网,电视网 ;
(由很多站点组成的,可以互通信息的组织结构) 网络,网状物;广播网,电视网 ; (由很多站点组成的,可以互通资讯的组织结构) network网路; 电路; 线路 NET; NTWKnetwork网路 network n 1: an interconnected system of things or people; " he owned a network of shops"; " retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; " tangled in a web of cloth" [ synonym: { network}, { web}] 2: ( broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; " the networks compete to broadcast important sports events" 3: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [ synonym: { net}, { network}, { mesh}, { meshing}, { meshwork}] 4: a system of intersecting lines or channels; " a railroad network"; " a network of canals" 5: ( electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits [ synonym: { network}, { electronic network}] v 1: communicate with and within a group; " You have to network if you want to get a good job" network \ net" work`\, v. i. To take steps to make and cultivate the acquaintance of people who can be helpful to oneself, especially in finding new employment, advancing to a higher position in one' s occupation, or exchanging information. [ PJC]
Network \ Net" work`\, n. 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Hence: ( Computers) A system of computers linked together by communications channels allowing the exchange of data between the linked computers. [ PJC] 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}. [ PJC] 5. ( Electricity, Electronics) Any arrangement of electrical devices or elements connected together by conducting wires; as, a power transmission network. [ PJC] 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. [ PJC]
network \ net" work`\, v. t. To connect together into a network; as, to network computers; to network the printer with computers. [ PJC] 69 Moby Thesaurus words for " network": arabesque, arrangement, basketry, basketwork, cancellation, circuit, coast- to- coast hookup, complex, cross- hatching, crossing- out, filigree, fret, fretwork, grate, grating, grid, gridiron, grille, grillwork, hachure, hatching, hookup, interlacement, intertexture, intertwinement, jungle, labyrinth, lace, lacery, lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, maze, mesh, meshes, meshwork, net, netting, organization, plexure, plexus, raddle, radio links, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, screen, screening, sieve, structure, system, tangle, texture, tissue, tracery, trellis, trelliswork, wattle, weave, weaving, web, webbing, webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork Hardware and software data communication systems.
The {OSI} seven layer model attempts to provide a way of
partitioning any computer network into independent modules
from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application)
layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these
layers.
Networks are often also classified according to their
geographical extent: {local area network} (LAN), {metropolitan
area network} (MAN), {wide area network} (WAN) and also
according to the {protocols} used.
See {BITNET}, {Ethernet}, {Internet}, {Novell}, {PSTN},
{network, the}.
[Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks; 2nd ed.", Prentice Hall,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.]
(1995-03-10)
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