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Princeton's WordNet

  1. computer networknoun

    (computer science) a network of computers

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  1. 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 made up of telecommunication network technologies, based on physically wired, optical, and wireless radio-frequency methods that may be arranged in a variety of network topologies. The nodes of a computer network can include personal computers, servers, networking hardware, or other specialized or general-purpose hosts. They are identified by network addresses, and may have hostnames. Hostnames serve as memorable labels for the nodes, rarely changed after initial assignment. Network addresses serve for locating and identifying the nodes by communication protocols such as the Internet Protocol. Computer networks may be classified by many criteria, including the transmission medium used to carry signals, bandwidth, communications protocols to organize network traffic, the network size, the topology, traffic control mechanism, and organizational intent. Computer networks support many applications and services, such as access to the World Wide Web, digital video, digital audio, shared use of application and storage servers, printers, and fax machines, and use of email and instant messaging applications.

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  1. computer network

    A computer network is a collection of interconnected computers and devices that use a defined set of communication protocols to share resources and information. This includes data sharing, software applications, and shared use of hardware components like printers, scanners, and servers. Computer networks can range from a simple local area network (LAN) within a single location, to complex wide area networks (WAN), such as the internet, that spans across the globe.

Wikidata

  1. Computer network

    A computer network is a telecommunications network that allows computers to exchange data. The physical connection between networked computing devices is established using either cable media or wireless media. The best-known computer network is the Internet. Network devices that originate, route and terminate the data are called network nodes. Nodes can include hosts such as servers and personal computers, as well as networking hardware. Two devices are said to be networked when a process in one device is able to exchange information with a process in another device. Computer networks support applications such as access to the World Wide Web, shared use of application and storage servers, printers, and fax machines, and use of email and instant messaging applications. The remainder of this article discusses local area network technologies and classifies them according to the following characteristics: the physical media used to transmit signals, the communications protocols used to organize network traffic, along with the network's size, its topology and its organizational intent.

Editors Contribution

  1. computer network

    A form of secure telecommunications network used by computers.

    The computer networks are all secure and process data at superluminal speed.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 22, 2021  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of computer network in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of computer network in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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  • ComputernetzwerkGerman
  • réseau informatiqueFrench
  • कंप्यूटर नेटवर्कHindi
  • számítógép hálózatHungarian
  • ಗಣಕಯಂತ್ರದ ಜಾಲKannada
  • datanettverkNorwegian
  • கணினி வலையமைப்புTamil
  • కంప్యూటర్ నెట్వర్క్Telugu
  • کمپیوٹر نیٹ ورکUrdu

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