computer network
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- noun
- /kəmˈpjuːtər ˈnɛtˌwɜrk/
- Specialized
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- A computer network allows multiple devices to share files and printers effortlessly.
- use of computer network
- computer network facilitates
- computer network communications
So it all happens in a, in a computer network.
- So it all happens in a, in a computer network.
- Then there's the whole like, well, what are we doing with AI, robots, computer networks, all of that sort of stuff.
- It's, you know, it's the most powerful computer network and the most resilient computer network ever invented in all history.
Examples
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Video images can be relayed into a lecture hall and onto our college's computer network. -- Roger Knacke
Academic text (2003) -
Starting at about 6 P.M. this evening, the National Weather Service computer network went down.
Fiction book (1997) -
The guy that sold me that camera just set up our computer network.
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Until now, no one has had the ability to create an entire computer network based within virtual reality.
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One large hospital supply company, for example, receives orders over a computer network directly from hospitals.
Academic text (1990) -
Even more, companies like Skype let anyone use any computer network as a telephone system in a matter of minutes.
Academic text (2006) -
There are obvious obstacles associated with collaborative writing on a computer network in the foreign language classroom.
Academic text (2001) -
The automakers need people who understand both mechanical systems and computer networks to integrate vehicle electronics.
Academic text (2004) -
Researchers for the ParaNet computer network, however, were unable to confirm many of Lazar's claims.
Academic text (1992) -
BRENNAN: We have proof that the staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee illegally gained access to the CIA’s computer network and obtained classified documents.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group of interconnected computers that can communicate' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'computer' (an electronic device) with 'network' (an arrangement of interconnected components). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows common cross‑linguistic patterns and standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Computer network combines computer and network. Think of a net or web that joins many points; a computer network is like that net for computers, so they can 'communicate' and 'share' files and printers.