English > computer network: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | (computer science) a network of computers. |
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| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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| Parts | node, client, guest | (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network |
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| server, host | (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers / printers as shared resources to a computer network |
| Narrower | Intelnet | A computer network similar to but separate from the internet |
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| World Wide Web, WWW, web | computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol |
| internet, net, cyberspace | A computer network consisting of a worldwide / worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange |
| intranet | A restricted computer network |
| local area network, LAN | A local computer network for communication between computers |
| wide area network, WAN | A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
| Broader | network, electronic network | (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits |
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| Spanish | red informática, red |
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| Catalan | xarxa informàtica |
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