Definition of network
1
: a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals and are knotted or secured at the crossings
- … ribbons, lace and embroidery wrought together in a most curious piece of network …
- —Joseph Addison
2
: a system of lines or channels resembling a network
- a telephone network
- a network of blood vessels
3 a
: an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system
- a network of hotels
b
: a system of computers, peripherals, terminals (see 2terminal 2), and databases connected by communications lines
4 a
: a group of radio or television stations linked by wire or radio relay
b
: a radio or television company that produces programs for broadcast over such a network
- sold the show to a big network
5
: a usually informally interconnected group or association of persons (such as friends or professional colleagues)
- a support network available to single mothers
- a network of bird watchers
