subnetwork
noun
sub·net·work
ˌsəb-ˈnet-ˌwərk 
variants
or sub-network
plural subnetworks or sub-networks
: a portion of a network : a network within a network
a health care subnetwork
telecommunications subnetworks
If the data's destination is within the local subnetwork, the bridge discards it, thus cutting down on unnecessary network traffic.—
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The lifeline included a subnetwork for LGBTQ+ youth soon after its launch in July 2022.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
That repeal was announced during LGBTQ Pride Month, just under three years after the subnetwork was first established as a pilot program in 2022.
—ABC News, 4 July 2025
The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth, is among the contractors that make up a subnetwork of specialists who provide 988 services to LGBTQ young people.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 10 June 2025
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which went national in 2022, launched a subnetwork in 2023 for LGBTQ+ young people, aimed at closing the gap in care for a vulnerable population and offering specialized care.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
That repeal was announced during LGBTQ Pride Month, just under three years after the subnetwork was first established as a pilot program in 2022.
—ABC News, 4 July 2025
The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth, is among the contractors that make up a subnetwork of specialists who provide 988 services to LGBTQ young people.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 10 June 2025
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which went national in 2022, launched a subnetwork in 2023 for LGBTQ+ young people, aimed at closing the gap in care for a vulnerable population and offering specialized care.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
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“Subnetwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subnetwork. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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