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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 de ...
, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects * Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks


Mathematics

* Networks, a graph with attributes studied in
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 de ...
** Scale-free network, a network whose degree distribution follows a power law ** Small-world network, a mathematical graph in which most nodes are not neighbors, but have neighbors in common *
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 re ...
, a directed graph where each edge has a capacity and each edge receives a flow


Biology

* Biological network, any network that applies to biological systems * Ecological network, a representation of interacting species in an ecosystem *
Neural network A neural network is a network or neural circuit, 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 ...
, 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 units ...
, a computing system inspired by animal brains *
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 ** News network **
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) typ ...
, including both broadcast and two-way communications **
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 pay television providers. Until the mid- ...
, used to distribute television program content *
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 sour ...
, an interconnection of electrical components *
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, ac ...
, an online platform that people use to build social networks *
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, mes ...
, allowing communication between separated nodes **
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 ar ...
or data network, a digital telecommunications network *** Network hardware:
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. A netw ...
, Ethernet cables ***
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 *
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 use ...
, 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 ...
, in social science research **
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 d ...
, a social network wherein nodes are scientists and links are co-authorships *
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 *
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 ...
, a social science concept * Business networking, the sharing of information or services between people, businesses or groups *
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 busi ...
, a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links *
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

* ''Network'' (1976 film), a 1976 American film * ''Network'' (2019 film), an Indian film * ''Network'' (album), a 2004 album by Saga * Network (comics), a series of Marvel Comics characters * ''Network'' (play), a 2017 play based on the 1976 film * ''Network'' (TV series), a Canadian variety television series * ''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 Re ...
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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 ti ...
, 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 talen ...
'' * "Networking", a song by We Are the Physics from '' We Are the Physics Are OK at Music''


Organizations

* NETWORK (Slovak party), a political party in Slovakia * Network (lobby group), an American social justice group * The Network (political party), an Italian political party (1991–1999) * The Network (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling stable * The Network 2018, an Italian political party (2011–present) * Network (Russia), allegedly an anti-government anarchist organization active in Russia in 2015–2017


See also

* List of university networks * Nettwerk, Nettwerk Music Group, a record label * Netzwerk (disambiguation) * '' Networked: The New Social Operating System'', a 2012 book {{Disambiguation