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noun
- (computing) The act of joining something, such as a network.
- (algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.
- An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
- An act of joining or the state of being joined; a junction or joining.
- (computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
verb
- (transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
- (transitive) To come into the company of.
- To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
- (intransitive) To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
- (intransitive) To come together; to meet.
- To unite in marriage.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- (transitive) To become a member of.
- be or become joined or united or linked
- come into the company of
- become part of; become a member of a group or organization
- cause to become joined or linked
- make contact or come together
noun
- (computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
- Any interconnected group or system.
- A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
- (broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
- (literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
- an interconnected system of things or people
verb
- (transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
- (transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
- (intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
- (transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
- communicate with and within a group
noun
- (computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
- A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
- A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
- One that provides a facility for an event.
- A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
- (multiplicity) The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
- One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
- (Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
- A large number of items; a large inventory.
- A person or organization responsible for running an event.
- (ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
- (evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
- (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
- archaic terms for army
- a vast multitude
- any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
- the owner or manager of an inn
- a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
- a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
verb
noun
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
noun
- (computing) The notional part of a network configuration which isolates computers physically from connection to a wider network such as the Internet.
- (computing) A secure networking solution that uses Host Identity Protocol to make the network invisible to hackers while still allowing endpoints to communicate with the broader network.
noun
- (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks
- an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
- (computing) A similar software system that prevents unauthorised access.
- A hardware system that prevents unauthorised intrusion into a premises, and reports such attempts.
noun
- (computing) The creation of computer systems and applications, especially those that move data around a computer network, between clients and servers, or over the Internet.
- (computing) The processing of data using computers, and the movement of data between computers.
- (computing) The computing and communications department of an organization.
noun
- (computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
- A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
- (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
- (social media) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.
- (anatomy) The sharebone or pubis.
- (agriculture) The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine.
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
verb
- To tell to another.
- (networking) To allow public or private sharing of resources in a network, or content on social media.
- To have or use in common.
- To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
- To divide and distribute.
- communicate
- use jointly or in common
- have in common
- give out as one's portion or share
- have, give, or receive a share of
adj
- Of a network of two or more computers connected as equal partners and able to share processing, control and access to data and peripherals
- (computing, of a network) Connected as equal partners and able to share processing, control and access to data and peripherals; decentralized.
- Of a social network of equal partners able to conduct business without using a middle man
- (of a social network of equal partners) Able to conduct business without using a middleman.
noun
- A connected group; a network, a web.
- (Canada, US, finance, law) The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.
- A form or state of connection.
- (Ancient Rome, law, historical) A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.
- A centre or focus of something.
- (grammar) In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).
- the means of connection between things linked in series
- a connected series or group
noun
- (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
- (military) The capacity for a service, piece of equipment etc., to be operated by different forces or groups.
- The capability of a product or system, to interact and function with others reciprocally.
verb
adj
noun
- (networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- (Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
- (mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
- A piece of photographic film containing an image.
- A context for understanding or interpretation.
- (genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- (computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
- (electronics, film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30 or 1/60 of a second.
- (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- (philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- (baseball, slang) An inning.
- (crime) A conspiracy to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- (operating systems) Clipping of page frame or memory frame.
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
- (philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
- (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
- A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
- (horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
- (bowling) The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
- an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
- (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
- a single drawing in a comic strip
- a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
- a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
- a structure supporting or containing something
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
verb
- (transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- (transitive) To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- (transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To move.
- (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
- (transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
- (intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- (transitive, criminology) Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- (transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- (transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
- (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
- construct by fitting or uniting parts together
- formulate in a particular style or language
- take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- make up plans or basic details for
- enclose in or as if in a frame
- enclose in a frame, as of a picture
noun
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- someone who pays for goods or services
- a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
- (computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
- (historical) In ancient Rome, retainers and followers associated with a gens.
- Ellipsis of client state.
- A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
- A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
- (law) A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
noun
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
- a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
- (zoology) An inquiline.
- (computing) A user given temporary access to a system despite not having an account of their own.
- A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
- An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast.
- (zoology) Any insect that lives in the nest of another without compulsion and usually not as a parasite.
- A patron or customer in a hotel etc.
verb
verb
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
- (Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
- (Internet slang, humorous) The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.
- (uncountable) Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
name
- Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“global community of individuals communicating via the Internet”).
- Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications”).
noun
- (networking) Hardware or software that is accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.
- Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
- A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
- Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.
- a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
- available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
verb
name
noun
noun
- (networking) A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface
- An arrangement by which goods remain in the customs warehouses until the duties are paid.
- A relationship between a parent and offspring that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.
- A close friendship that develops between adults, often as a result of intense experiences, as those shared in military combat.
- The act by which something is bonded or joined together.
- fastening firmly together
- (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel
- a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
verb
noun
- (networking) A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
- (electronics) An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A coach, a bus used for long travels.
- (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
- Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
- (military slang, 1910s–1940s) An aeroplane.
- (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
- the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
verb
- (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
- (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
- (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
- (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
- (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
- ride in a bus
- send or move around by bus
- remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
noun
- (computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
- (electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
- (motor racing) The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
- A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.
- (cartography) A method of marking off maps into areas.
- A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
- (electricity) A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.
- A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
- (theater, television) An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.
- A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
- a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
- a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
- a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
- an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
- a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
verb
noun
- (computing) A subnetwork of a LAN, exposed to the internet or another untrusted network but firewalled off from the rest of the LAN.
- (military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)
- a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
adj
- (networking) The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
- Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
- Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
- Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.
- not selective of a single class or person
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
noun
- (networking) The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
- (computing, Internet) A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
- (computing, Internet) The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.
noun
verb
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- A world of information accessed through the Internet.
- (science fiction) A three-dimensional representation of virtual space in a computer network.
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
- (by extension) A trap.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
adj
verb
- catch with a net
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
- To fully hedge a position.
- To form a netting or network; to knit.
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
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intj
adv
adj
- being in progress now
- connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
- on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
- Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid.
- Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
- Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.
- (slang) Immersed in Internet culture. (Usually modified by an intensifier such as extremely or terminally)
- Connected to the Internet.
- Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
- Available on a computer system, even if not networked.
verb
noun
- The act of connecting multiple computer networks together; internetworking.
- (rare) The act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking.
- (informal) The act of using the Internet; specifically, searching for information using the Internet.
- The act of connecting a computer, an electronic device, etc., into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
verb
noun
- (computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
- Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
- Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
- Act of joining together into a single political entity.
- an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
- a union of political organizations
- the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs
adj
noun
- the part of a network that connects other networks together
- fortitude and determination
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
- (countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
- (countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
noun
- (computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
- A waitress or waiter.
- (computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.
- A tray for dishes.
- (tennis, volleyball) The player who serves the ball.
- (Christianity) A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.
- A spoon for serving food.
- (social media) A community space where only those who joined it can communicate in channels.
- (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
- (court games) the player who serves to start a point
- utensil used in serving food or drink
- a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
noun
- (computing) An organization's collective information technology resources.
- (UK, automotive) Ellipsis of estate car (“station wagon”).
- The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
- (UK, sometimes derogatory) A housing estate.
- An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
- The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
- (historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).
- (law) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
- everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use
- a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
adj
noun
- (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
- A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- (telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
- (especially BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
- (historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
- (sports) A play in which the ball (or equivalent) is moved from one side of the playing area to the other.
- A change or exchange.
- (music) Synonym of rute.
- (genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
- (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
- (rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
- (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
- (multiplicity slang) The process of the currently fronting headmate changing; an instance of this.
- (card games) A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
- A long, slender woody plant stem or a flexible, thin rod used as a whip to administer corporal punishment in the United States.
- (slang, metonymic) A Glock pistol equipped with a Glock switch.
- (firearms, slang) Synonym of Glock switch.
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
adj
verb
- (slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
- To be swung or whisked.
- (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
- (sports, transitive) To move (the ball or equivalent) from one side of the playing area to the other.
- (intransitive) To take on the opposite role (leader vs. follower) in a partner dance.
- (transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
- (transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
- (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
- To trim.
- To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
- To swing or whisk.
- (transitive) To exchange.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- make a shift in or exchange of
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- (computing, networking) The total amount of time spent by a user of a computer connected to a network.
- The amount of time it takes to establish a connection.
- (electronics) The amount of time that a circuit is in use, usually in a circuit-switched environment.
- (computing, networking) The amount of time during which a user of a remote terminal is connected with a time-sharing system.
noun
- (computing) The act of joining something, such as a network.
- (algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.
- An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
- An act of joining or the state of being joined; a junction or joining.
- (computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
verb
- (transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
- (transitive) To come into the company of.
- To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
- (intransitive) To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
- (intransitive) To come together; to meet.
- To unite in marriage.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- (transitive) To become a member of.
- be or become joined or united or linked
- come into the company of
- become part of; become a member of a group or organization
- cause to become joined or linked
- make contact or come together
noun
- (computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
- Any interconnected group or system.
- A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
- (broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
- (literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
- an interconnected system of things or people
verb
- (transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
- (transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
- (intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
- (transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
- communicate with and within a group
noun
- (computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
- A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
- A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
- One that provides a facility for an event.
- A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
- (multiplicity) The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
- One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
- (Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
- A large number of items; a large inventory.
- A person or organization responsible for running an event.
- (ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
- (evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
- (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
- archaic terms for army
- a vast multitude
- any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
- the owner or manager of an inn
- a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
- a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
verb
noun
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
noun
- (computing) The notional part of a network configuration which isolates computers physically from connection to a wider network such as the Internet.
- (computing) A secure networking solution that uses Host Identity Protocol to make the network invisible to hackers while still allowing endpoints to communicate with the broader network.
noun
- (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks
- an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
- (computing) A similar software system that prevents unauthorised access.
- A hardware system that prevents unauthorised intrusion into a premises, and reports such attempts.
noun
- (computing) The creation of computer systems and applications, especially those that move data around a computer network, between clients and servers, or over the Internet.
- (computing) The processing of data using computers, and the movement of data between computers.
- (computing) The computing and communications department of an organization.
noun
- (computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
- A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
- (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
- (social media) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.
- (anatomy) The sharebone or pubis.
- (agriculture) The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine.
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
- any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
verb
- To tell to another.
- (networking) To allow public or private sharing of resources in a network, or content on social media.
- To have or use in common.
- To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
- To divide and distribute.
- communicate
- use jointly or in common
- have in common
- give out as one's portion or share
- have, give, or receive a share of
noun
- A connected group; a network, a web.
- (Canada, US, finance, law) The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.
- A form or state of connection.
- (Ancient Rome, law, historical) A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.
- A centre or focus of something.
- (grammar) In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).
- the means of connection between things linked in series
- a connected series or group
noun
- (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
- (military) The capacity for a service, piece of equipment etc., to be operated by different forces or groups.
- The capability of a product or system, to interact and function with others reciprocally.
noun
- (networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- (Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
- (mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
- A piece of photographic film containing an image.
- A context for understanding or interpretation.
- (genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- (computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
- (electronics, film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30 or 1/60 of a second.
- (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- (philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- (baseball, slang) An inning.
- (crime) A conspiracy to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- (operating systems) Clipping of page frame or memory frame.
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
- (philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
- (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
- A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
- (horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
- (bowling) The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
- an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
- (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
- a single drawing in a comic strip
- a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
- a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
- a structure supporting or containing something
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
verb
- (transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- (transitive) To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- (transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To move.
- (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
- (transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
- (intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- (transitive, criminology) Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- (transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- (transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
- (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
- construct by fitting or uniting parts together
- formulate in a particular style or language
- take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- make up plans or basic details for
- enclose in or as if in a frame
- enclose in a frame, as of a picture
noun
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- someone who pays for goods or services
- a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
- (computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
- (historical) In ancient Rome, retainers and followers associated with a gens.
- Ellipsis of client state.
- A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
- A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
- (law) A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
noun
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
- a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
- (zoology) An inquiline.
- (computing) A user given temporary access to a system despite not having an account of their own.
- A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
- An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast.
- (zoology) Any insect that lives in the nest of another without compulsion and usually not as a parasite.
- A patron or customer in a hotel etc.
verb
noun
- (networking) Hardware or software that is accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.
- Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
- A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
- Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.
- a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
- available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
verb
noun
- (networking) A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface
- An arrangement by which goods remain in the customs warehouses until the duties are paid.
- A relationship between a parent and offspring that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.
- A close friendship that develops between adults, often as a result of intense experiences, as those shared in military combat.
- The act by which something is bonded or joined together.
- fastening firmly together
- (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel
- a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
verb
noun
- (networking) A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
- (electronics) An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A coach, a bus used for long travels.
- (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
- Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
- (military slang, 1910s–1940s) An aeroplane.
- (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
- the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
verb
- (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
- (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
- (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
- (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
- (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
- ride in a bus
- send or move around by bus
- remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
noun
- (computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
- (electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
- (motor racing) The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
- A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.
- (cartography) A method of marking off maps into areas.
- A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
- (electricity) A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.
- A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
- (theater, television) An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.
- A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
- a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
- a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
- a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
- an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
- a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
verb
noun
- (computing) A subnetwork of a LAN, exposed to the internet or another untrusted network but firewalled off from the rest of the LAN.
- (military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)
- a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
noun
- (networking) The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
- (computing, Internet) A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
- (computing, Internet) The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.
noun
verb
verb
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
- (Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
- (Internet slang, humorous) The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.
- (uncountable) Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
name
- Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“global community of individuals communicating via the Internet”).
- Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications”).
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- A world of information accessed through the Internet.
- (science fiction) A three-dimensional representation of virtual space in a computer network.
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
- (by extension) A trap.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
adj
verb
- catch with a net
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
- To fully hedge a position.
- To form a netting or network; to knit.
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
adv
intj
noun
- The act of connecting multiple computer networks together; internetworking.
- (rare) The act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking.
- (informal) The act of using the Internet; specifically, searching for information using the Internet.
- The act of connecting a computer, an electronic device, etc., into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
verb
noun
- (computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
- Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
- Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
- Act of joining together into a single political entity.
- an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
- a union of political organizations
- the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs
adj
noun
- the part of a network that connects other networks together
- fortitude and determination
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
- (countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
- (countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
noun
- (computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
- A waitress or waiter.
- (computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.
- A tray for dishes.
- (tennis, volleyball) The player who serves the ball.
- (Christianity) A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.
- A spoon for serving food.
- (social media) A community space where only those who joined it can communicate in channels.
- (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
- (court games) the player who serves to start a point
- utensil used in serving food or drink
- a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
noun
- (computing) An organization's collective information technology resources.
- (UK, automotive) Ellipsis of estate car (“station wagon”).
- The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
- (UK, sometimes derogatory) A housing estate.
- An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
- The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
- (historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).
- (law) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
- everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use
- a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
adj
noun
- (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
- A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- (telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
- (especially BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
- (historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
- (sports) A play in which the ball (or equivalent) is moved from one side of the playing area to the other.
- A change or exchange.
- (music) Synonym of rute.
- (genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
- (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
- (rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
- (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
- (multiplicity slang) The process of the currently fronting headmate changing; an instance of this.
- (card games) A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
- A long, slender woody plant stem or a flexible, thin rod used as a whip to administer corporal punishment in the United States.
- (slang, metonymic) A Glock pistol equipped with a Glock switch.
- (firearms, slang) Synonym of Glock switch.
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
adj
verb
- (slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
- To be swung or whisked.
- (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
- (sports, transitive) To move (the ball or equivalent) from one side of the playing area to the other.
- (intransitive) To take on the opposite role (leader vs. follower) in a partner dance.
- (transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
- (transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
- (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
- To trim.
- To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
- To swing or whisk.
- (transitive) To exchange.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- make a shift in or exchange of
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- (computing, networking) The total amount of time spent by a user of a computer connected to a network.
- The amount of time it takes to establish a connection.
- (electronics) The amount of time that a circuit is in use, usually in a circuit-switched environment.
- (computing, networking) The amount of time during which a user of a remote terminal is connected with a time-sharing system.
verb
adj
verb
noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
- (Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
- (Internet slang, humorous) The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.
- (uncountable) Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
name
- Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“global community of individuals communicating via the Internet”).
- Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications”).
adv
adj
- being in progress now
- connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
- on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
- Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid.
- Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
- Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.
- (slang) Immersed in Internet culture. (Usually modified by an intensifier such as extremely or terminally)
- Connected to the Internet.
- Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
- Available on a computer system, even if not networked.
verb
adj
- Of a network of two or more computers connected as equal partners and able to share processing, control and access to data and peripherals
- (computing, of a network) Connected as equal partners and able to share processing, control and access to data and peripherals; decentralized.
- Of a social network of equal partners able to conduct business without using a middle man
- (of a social network of equal partners) Able to conduct business without using a middleman.
adj
- (networking) The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
- Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
- Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
- Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.
- not selective of a single class or person
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior