definition of
[network]

[1] #1 network n. [web] 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". wn

[2] #2 network n. (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". wn

[3] #3 network n. [net, mesh, meshing, meshwork] an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals. wn

[4] #4 network v. communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job". wn

[5] #5 network n. a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals". wn