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The term '''network''' may refer to any interconnected
group or system. More specifically, a network is any method of sharing information between two systems (human or mechanical). It can also mean:<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn | title=WordNet Search - 3.0 | accessdate=2008-06-19 }}</ref>
* An interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had ...
* (broadcasting) A communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"
* (from net) An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
* A system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"
* Communication with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
* (electronics) A system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
'''Network''' may refer to:
==Human network==
* [[Economic network]]
* [[Entrepreneurial network]]
* [[Knowledge networking]]
* [[Love Network]]
* [[Old boy network]]
* [[Scale-free network]]
* [[Sexual network]]
* [[Social network]]
* [[Value network]]
==Media==
* [[Network (film)|''Network'' (film)]], a 1976 Oscar winning and critically acclaimed Hollywood movie starring Peter Finch
* [[Radio network]], system distributing programming to multiple stations to extend coverage beyond a single broadcast signal
* [[Television network]], a distribution network whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations
* [[Network (band)|''Network'' (band)]], a contemporary and new age jazz band playing in the mid nineties, led by Gary Boggess.
==Science, mathematics, and engineering ==
* [[Network (mathematics)]], a type of digraph in graph theory
* [[Network theory]], the applied mathematics counterpart of graph theory, especially in combinatorial optimization
* [[Cell Signaling Networks]]
* [[Co-occurrence networks]] linking pairs of terms based on their mutual inclusion within a text (e.g. [[PubGene]]).
* [[Flow network]], an assignment of flow to the edges of a directed graph where each edge has a capacity
* [[Gene regulatory network]], a directed graph representation of the regulation of gene expression
* [[Neural network]], an interconnected group of biological neurons
** [[Artificial neural network]], an interconnected group of artificial neurons
* [[Signal transduction network]], a directed graph representation for proteins and other biomolecules involved in Signal transduction
* [[Protein-protein interaction]] network (or Interactome graph), an undirected graph representing possible interactions between each pair of proteins in a proteome
==Technology==
* [[Computer network]], a network of computers
** [[Computer networking]], the scientific and engineering discipline concerned with this kind of network
* [[Electrical network]], a network of electrical components
* [[Network model]], a database model
* [[Telecommunications network]], a network of telecommunications links
* Energy transmission and distribution networks
** [[Electric power transmission]] network, a network of conduits for bulk transmission of electric power
** [[Electrial closed circuit]] the ckt which is having a closed current path.
** [[Electricity distribution]] network, a network of conduits for delivery or short-haul transmission of electric power
** [[Gas distribution]] network, a network of pipes for delivery of gases, usually natural gas or, formerly, town gas
** [[Network Systems]] system network, a system of combined networks of main systems
** [[Open ckt]] the ckt which does not have closed path for flow of electric charge.
** [[Pipeline transport]] network, a network of pipes for transmission of gases, usually natural gas
==Other==
* [[NETWORK (Catholic Lobby)]], a national Catholic social justice lobbying group based in Washington, D.C.
* [[Network effect]], a characteristic that causes a good or service to have a value to a potential customer dependent on the number of customers already owning that good or using that service
* [[Spatial network]], urban networks or networks of rooms within buildings
* [[Transport network]], facilities on which people and goods move
==Notes==
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