(computing) An interconnection of computers that are in relatively close proximity to each other, such as within a building.

a network that covers a large geographical area such as a city.

(idiomatic) A presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism.

plural of network interface card

A computer hardware component designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network.

plural of small-world network

(mathematics) A kind of graph in which most nodes are not neighbors but most can be reached from every other by a small number of steps, i.e. the typical distance between two randomly chosen nodes grows proportionally to the logarithm of the number of nodes in the network.

(neuroscience) A network of brain regions that are active when the individual is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest.

(machine learning) An artificial neural network where the connections between units give them a kind of internal memory useful for processing arbitrary sequences of inputs as in speech recognition.

A wireless communications network, intended for devices within a small room or cubicle.