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networks

networks is the plural of network.

networks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of network.

Meaning of network

Noun

network (plural networks)

  1. Any interconnected group or system.
    • A network of roads crisscrossed the country.
    1. A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
      • To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.
    2. A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
      • TV back then was five channels (three networks, PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns), […]2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
    3. (Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
      • The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.
  2. (literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
    • He wore a mantle of network.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 287

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Phrases with networks

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Questions about networks

What is networks the plural of?
Networks is the plural of network.

Words near networks in the dictionary

  1. networked
  2. networker
  3. networkers
  4. networking
  5. networkings
  6. networks
  7. networkwide
  8. networth
  9. networths
  10. Netz
  11. Netzel

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