Phrase guide

computer network

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: network[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: network

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noun

Meaning 2

(computer science) a network of computers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: network, electronic network

Narrower terms: Intelnet, internet, net, cyberspace, intranet, local area network, LAN, wide area network, WAN, World Wide Web, WWW, web

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: xarxa informàtica — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算機網絡 /计算机网络 (jìsuànjī wǎngluò) — Translations
  • Esperanto: komputila reto — Translations
  • Estonian: arvutivõrk — Translations
  • Finnish: tietokoneverkko — Translations
  • French: réseau informatique — Translations
  • Galician: rede informática — Translations
  • Georgian: კომპიუტერული ქსელი (ḳomṗiuṭeruli kseli) — Translations
  • German: Rechnernetz — Translations
  • German: Computernetz — Translations
  • German: Computernetzwerk — Translations
  • Italian: rete di computer — Translations
  • Kannada: ಎಣಿಬಲೆ (eṇibale) — Translations
  • Lithuanian: kompiuterių tinklas — Translations
  • Polish: sieć komputerowa — Translations
  • Russian: вычислительная сеть (vyčislitelʹnaja setʹ) — Translations
  • Russian: компьютерная сеть (kompʹjuternaja setʹ) — Translations
  • Spanish: red de computadoras — Translations
  • Tamil: கணிப்பொறி இணையம் (kaṇippoṟi iṇaiyam) — Translations
  • Turkish: bilgisayar ağı — Translations
  • Vietnamese: mạng điện toán — Translations