Network, networking and networked may refer to:
Science and technology
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Network theory
Network theory is the study of graphs as a representation of either symmetric relations or asymmetric relations between discrete objects. In computer science and network science, network theory is a part of graph theory: a network can be defi ...
, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects
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Network science
Network science is an academic field which studies complex networks such as telecommunication networks, computer networks, biological networks, cognitive and semantic networks, and social networks, considering distinct elements or actors repre ...
, an academic field that studies complex networks
Mathematics
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network theory
Network theory is the study of graphs as a representation of either symmetric relations or asymmetric relations between discrete objects. In computer science and network science, network theory is a part of graph theory: a network can be defi ...
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Scale-free network
A scale-free network is a network whose degree distribution follows a power law, at least asymptotically. That is, the fraction ''P''(''k'') of nodes in the network having ''k'' connections to other nodes goes for large values of ''k'' as
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, a network whose degree distribution follows a power law
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Small-world network
A small-world network is a type of mathematical graph in which most nodes are not neighbors of one another, but the neighbors of any given node are likely to be neighbors of each other and most nodes can be reached from every other node by a sm ...
, a mathematical graph in which most nodes are not neighbors, but have neighbors in common
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Flow network
In graph theory, a flow network (also known as a transportation network) is a directed graph where each edge has a capacity and each edge receives a flow. The amount of flow on an edge cannot exceed the capacity of the edge. Often in operations res ...
, a directed graph where each edge has a capacity and each edge receives a flow
Biology
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Biological network
A biological network is a method of representing systems as complex sets of binary interactions or relations between various biological entities. In general, networks or graphs are used to capture relationships between entities or objects. A typi ...
, any network that applies to biological systems
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Ecological network An ecological network is a representation of the biotic interactions in an ecosystem, in which species (nodes) are connected by pairwise interactions (links). These interactions can be trophic or symbiotic. Ecological networks are used to describe ...
, a representation of interacting species in an ecosystem
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Neural network
A neural network is a network or circuit of biological neurons, or, in a modern sense, an artificial neural network, composed of artificial neurons or nodes. Thus, a neural network is either a biological neural network, made up of biological ...
, a network or circuit of neurons
Technology and communication
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Artificial neural network
Artificial neural networks (ANNs), usually simply called neural networks (NNs) or neural nets, are computing systems inspired by the biological neural networks that constitute animal brains.
An ANN is based on a collection of connected unit ...
, a computing system inspired by animal brains
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Broadcast network
A terrestrial network (or broadcast network in the United States) is a group of radio stations, television stations, or other electronic media outlets, that form an agreement to air, or broadcast, content from a centralized source. For example, ...
, radio stations, television stations, or other electronic media outlets that broadcast content from a centralized source
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News network
News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or televi ...
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Radio network
There are two types of radio network currently in use around the world: the one-to-many (simplex communication) broadcast network commonly used for public information and mass-media entertainment, and the two-way radio ( duplex communication) type ...
, including both broadcast and two-way communications
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Television network
A television network or television broadcaster is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, where a central operation provides programming to many television stations or multichannel video programming distributo ...
, used to distribute television program content
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Electrical network
An electrical network is an interconnection of electrical components (e.g., batteries, resistors, inductors, capacitors, switches, transistors) or a model of such an interconnection, consisting of electrical elements (e.g., voltage sources, c ...
, an interconnection of electrical components
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Social networking service
A social networking service or SNS (sometimes called a social networking site) is an online platform which people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career content, interests, act ...
, an online platform that people use to build social networks
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Telecommunications network
A telecommunications network is a group of nodes interconnected by telecommunications links that are used to exchange messages between the nodes. The links may use a variety of technologies based on the methodologies of circuit switching, message ...
, allowing communication between separated nodes
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Computer network
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other. These interconnections are ...
or data network, a digital telecommunications network
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Network hardware
Networking hardware, also known as network equipment or computer networking devices, are electronic devices which are required for communication and interaction between devices on a computer network. Specifically, they mediate data transmission in ...
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Network switch
A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device.
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Ethernet cables
Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 19 ...
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Wireless network
A wireless network is a computer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes.
Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and business installations avoid the costly process of introducing c ...
, a computer network using wireless data connections
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Network (typeface)
Network is a sans-serif typeface originally created by Monotype for use on the transport network in the Birmingham/West Midlands metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. The typeface is based on VAG Rounded, which was previously the typeface us ...
, used on the transport network in the West Midlands, UK
Sociology and business
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Social network
A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for an ...
, in social science research
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Scientific collaboration network
Scientific collaboration network is a social network where nodes are scientists and links are co-authorships as the latter is one of the most well documented forms of scientific collaboration. It is an undirected, scale-free network where the deg ...
, a social network wherein nodes are scientists and links are co-authorships
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Social group
In the social sciences, a social group can be defined as two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity. Regardless, social groups come in a myriad of sizes and varieties ...
, a network of people
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Network of practice Network of practice (often abbreviated as NoP) is a concept originated by John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid. This concept, related to the work on communities of practice by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, refers to the overall set of various types of ...
, a social science concept
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Business networking
Networking is the sharing of information or services between people, businesses, or groups. It is also a way for individuals to grow their relationships for their job or business. As a result, connections or a network can be built and useful for i ...
, the sharing of information or services between people, businesses or groups
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Supply network
A supply network is a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links, which adds value for customers through the manufacturing and delivery of products. It comprises the general state of busine ...
, a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links
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Transport network
A transport network, or transportation network, is a network or graph in geographic space, describing an infrastructure that permits and constrains movement or flow.
Examples include but are not limited to road networks, railways, air routes, ...
, a network in geographic space
Arts, entertainment and media
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''Network'' (1976 film), a 1976 American film
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''Network'' (2019 film), an Indian film
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''Network'' (album), a 2004 album by Saga
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Network (comics)
N'astirh
N'Garai
N'Kantu, the Living Mummy
Naga
Nahrees
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Namora
Namorita
Native
Nebula
Network Sarah Vale
Sarah Vale''New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special'' #1 (June 2005) is a fictional character, a tec ...
, a series of Marvel Comics characters
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''Network'' (play), a 2017 play based on the 1976 film
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''Network'' (TV series), a Canadian variety television series
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''Network'' (video game), a 1980 business simulation game for the Apple II
* Network, aka Taryn Haldane, a fictional character and member of the ''
Sovereign Seven
''Sovereign Seven'' is a creator-owned American comic book series, created by Chris Claremont and Dwayne Turner, and published by DC Comics.
Publication history
Launched in April 1995, ''Sovereign Seven'' was created by writer Chris Claremont a ...
'' comic book series
* ''Network'', the members' newsletter of the
British Sociological Association
The British Sociological Association (BSA) is a scholarly and professional society for sociologists in the United Kingdom, and was founded in 1951. It publishes the academic journals ''Sociology'', '' Work, Employment and Society, Sociological R ...
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The Network
The Network was an American six-piece new wave band. they released their debut album ''Money Money 2020'' on Adeline Records on September 30, 2003. After a 15-year hiatus, the band became active again in 2020, releasing a follow-up album titl ...
, an American new wave band
* "The Network", a 1987
''Matlock'' episode
* The Network, a fictional organization in the comic strip ''
Modesty Blaise
''Modesty Blaise'' is a British comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author Peter O'Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway in 1963. The strip follows Modesty Blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talent ...
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* "Networking", a song by We Are the Physics from ''
We Are the Physics Are OK at Music
''We Are the Physics Are OK at Music'' is the debut full-length album of We Are the Physics, released via This Is Fake DIY Records on 5 May 2008. The album is to have special "3D artwork": the cd case will fold out into a stage scene, and band ...
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Organizations
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NETWORK (Slovak party)
The Slovak Conservative Party ( sk, Slovenská konzervatívna strana, abbreviated SKS), formerly known as Network ( sk, Sieť, self-styled #SIEŤ), was a centre-right political party in Slovakia. It was established by Radoslav Procházka, a former ...
, a political party in Slovakia
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Network (lobby group)
NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice is a national Catholic social justice lobby founded in 1971 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The organization focuses its lobbying efforts in the areas of economic justice, immigration reform, health ...
, an American social justice group
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The Network (political party)
The Network ( it, La Rete), whose complete name was Movement for Democracy – The Network (''Movimento per la Democrazia – La Rete''), was a political party in Italy led by Leoluca Orlando.
History
The party was formed on 24 January 1991 by ...
, an Italian political party (1991–1999)
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The Network (professional wrestling)
The Network was a professional wrestling stable that was formed in 1999 when ECW began to broadcast nationally on TNN.
History
The Network was a professional wrestling stable that was formed in 1999 when ECW began to broadcast nationally on TN ...
, a professional wrestling stable
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The Network 2018
The Network 2018 ( it, La Rete 2018) was a centre-left political party in Italy led by Leoluca Orlando, former leading member of Christian Democracy in Sicily, founder of The Network and The Democrats, and five-time mayor of Palermo.
The party, ...
, an Italian political party (2011–present)
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Network (Russia)
“Network” («Сеть») was allegedly an anti-government anarchist organization active in Russia in 2015–2017. Its alleged "members" were arrested in 2017 and sentenced on February 10, 2020 by the Russian military court in Penza to priso ...
, allegedly an anti-government anarchist organization active in Russia in 2015–2017
See also
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List of university networks
This is a list of university networks, showing formalized cooperations among institutions of tertiary education.
Global Networks
*Matariki Network of Universities
* McDonnell International Scholars Academy
* Universitas 21
* World Universities Co ...
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Nettwerk
Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk Management, and Nettwerk One Publishing.
Established in 1984, the Vancouver-based company was created by Nettwerk principals Terry McBride and Mark Jowett as a record ...
, Nettwerk Music Group, a record label
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Netzwerk (disambiguation)
Netzwerk is the German word for "network".
It may also refer to:
* ''Netzwerk'' (film), a 1969 German film
* ''Netzwerk'' (album), an album by the electronic duo Klangkarussell
* Netzwerk (Falls Like Rain), a song by Klangkarussell released in ...
* ''
Networked: The New Social Operating System'', a 2012 book
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