1. (noun)internet, net, cyberspace a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
2. (noun)net a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3. (noun)net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
1. (noun)net pieces of string woven together into a pattern of squares and used to catch fish, etc. fishermen's nets
2. net in hockey, soccer, etc. the net and posts into which players try to hit, kick, or throw the ball, puck, etc. She kicked the ball into the net.
3. net the Net the Internet We advertise on the Net.
4. (adjective)net (of money) left after all other amounts have been taken off a net salary/income
5. net relating to the weight of sth without a container a net weight of 13 ounces
Definition of 'Net'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Net without spot; pure; shining
2. (adj)Net free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc
3. (adj)Net not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc
4. (verb)Net to make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk
5. (verb)Net to take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile
6. (verb)Net to inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree
7. (verb)Net to form network or netting; to knit
8. (verb)Net to produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation
Definitions of 'Net'
The New Hacker's Dictionary
1. Net [Usenet] Prefix used to describe people and events related to
Usenet. From the time before the Great Renaming,
when most non-local newsgroups had names beginning “net.”.
Includes net.gods, net.goddesses (various charismatic net.women
with circles of on-line admirers), net.lurkers (see
lurker), net.person, net.parties (a synonym for
boink, sense 2), and many similar constructs. See
also net.police.
Sense: (any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; (