present participle of network

The use of computer networks. / The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.

plural of networking

(economics) The higher growth rate of businesses with higher market share in those segments of economy in which the value of a product or service depends on the compounding effects of the number of existing users of the product or a service, as is the case with telephone networks.

(networking) A communications network with at least two pathways to each node, forming a net-like organization. When each node is connected to every other node, the network is said to be fully meshed. When only some of the nodes are linked, switching is required to make all the connections and the network is said to be partially meshed, or partially connected.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wireless, network. / (computing) Devices connected to a network using a centralized wireless access point (WAP).

plural of network topology

plural of television network

(economics) An externality arising from network effects.

A principle proposed for user-access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions by ISPs or government on the content, sites, platforms, equipment, and modes of communication over the network.