network meaning and definition

NETWORK noun

Definition of network (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: 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
   • synonyms: mesh, meshing, meshwork, net
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
   • synonyms: electronic network

NETWORK verb

Definition of network (verb)

1. communicate with and within a group
   • "You have to network if you want to get a good job"