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network states

network states is the plural of network state.

Meaning of network state

Noun

network state (plural network states)

  1. (neologism) A hypothetical community of common interest on the Internet that digitally crowdfunds physical territory around the world, eventually becoming large enough to be legally recognized as a sovereign entity.
    • Hypothetically, Srinivasan suggests network states for people who eat specific diets (kosher, keto), for people who don’t like FDA regulation, for people who don’t like cancel culture, for people who want to live like Benedictine monks, for people who might want to limit internet use by putting...2024 February 5, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “Meet Me in the Eternal City”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN

Questions about network states

What is network states the plural of?
Network states is the plural of network state.

Words near network states in the dictionary

  1. network providers
  2. Network Rail
  3. network socket
  4. network sockets
  5. network state
  6. network states
  7. network subsystem
  8. network subsystems
  9. network television
  10. network time
  11. Network Time Protocol

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