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2network

verb

Definition of NETWORK

transitive verb
1
: to cover with or as if with a network <a continent … so networked with navigable rivers and canals — Lamp>
2
chiefly British : to distribute for broadcast on a television network; also : broadcast 3
3
: to join (as computers) in a network
intransitive verb
: to engage in networking
net·work·er \-ˌwər-kər\ noun

Examples of NETWORK

  1. The computers are networked to one main server.
  2. She spent the day networking with other executives.

First Known Use of NETWORK

1887

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