Meaning

noun an interconnected system of things or people

noun (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs

noun an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neHd- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network From net + work; the nonliteral sense…

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