to network
- verb
- /ˈnɛtˌwɜrk/
- Specialized
- If those hybrids are networked, they're running on software I helped write.
- networked computers
- networked devices
- networked systems
But if you've got your smart TV, your desktop, your games console, all these things can be networked.
- But if you've got your smart TV, your desktop, your games console, all these things can be networked.
Examples
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We'll have more capabilities by networking our computers together.
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Grid computing joins the resources of many networked computers to work on a single problem.
Academic text (2006) -
Such exposures also allowed students an opportunity to meet and network with environmental health and safety professionals.
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You know anybody who can network eight machines... and de-bug two million lines of code on my salary?
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Counselor educators should be able to network at state and national levels to regularly review certification procedures.
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Moreover, a majority of students found that the networked computer environment was motivating and that it reduced their communication anxiety.
Academic text (2015) -
We have a growing user base of this, and we network domes, and we can network between domes and classrooms.
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The lab is developing the Deployable Theater Information Grid to enable the networked systems of tomorrow.
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Distributed authorship can be achieved through a locally networked computer lab and word processing programs.
Academic text (1992) -
We can enhance communication by networking our devices together to share information more efficiently.
Synonyms
Attach something to power or a network so it works
To connect two systems or devices so they can work together
Join things so they can work together
To make a computer or phone use the internet so it can send and receive data
To connect devices or systems so they can work together
To join machines so they can share power or information using wires
Antonyms
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of computers and devices that are connected to share files and printers
- Literature
Men from the same schools who use connections to help each other get jobs and often keep others out
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A network that connects computers and devices in one building like an office
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An electrical system of connected parts that sends or changes signals between devices
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A secret group of people who gather information for a government
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The design and structure of a computer or communication network showing how parts connect and work together
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A group of connected nerve cells that work together to control body functions
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A system that links groups of computers in different cities or countries
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A set of computers and other machines connected to one main cable to share data
- Offensive
A joking name for CNN that says it supports the Clintons or the Democratic Party
- Offensive
A mocking name for a news channel people use to say it supports the political left
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A hidden system of computers and accounts used to steal information
A part of the US government that works to stop money laundering and other crimes with money
- Literature
A large group of people who work together online to support a cause or project
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The arrangement of layers and connections in a computer model that learns from data
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A device that connects parts of a computer network so they work as one
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How devices like computers and cables are arranged and connected in a communication system
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How layers and simple units connect in a computer model that learns
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A network of special heart fibers that carry electrical signals to make the heart's lower chambers contract
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A computer method that finds a clear boundary to separate different groups of data
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An electronic circuit with two parts in line and one across them forming a T shape
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A system that sends data over short distances without wires, like in an office
How Connected
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
To network in computers comes from net ('web of links') and work ('to make a system'), so you are making a web that lets devices talk to each other. That's why to network is to connect computers or devices so they can share information.