Noun

Singular network

Plural networks

network (plural networks)

1. A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.
2. Any interconnected group or system

   A network of roads crisscrossed the country.

3. A directory of people maintained for their advancement

   To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.

4. Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information

   The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.

Derived terms

• economic network
• social network
• computer network
• network subsystem
• neural network
• artificial neural network
• television network
• network card

Network may refer to:

• Network science
  • Network (mathematics), a type of digraph in graph theory
  • Network theory, an area of applied mathematics and part of graph theory
• Network analysis (electrical circuits)
• Network diagram, a diagram of a network
• Network model, a database model

Names

• Network (film), a 1976 Oscar-winning movie
• NETWORK (Catholic Lobby), an American social justice group
• The Network, an American New Wave band
• Network DVD, a British publisher
• Network (comics), a series of Marvel characters

Network is a 1976 film about a TV network that cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for its own profit. It is an Academy Award winning film and #66 on the AFI's 100 Movies list.

Directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky.

Contents

• 1 Howard Beale
• 2 Max Schumacher
• 3 Diana Christensen
• 4 Frank Hackett
• 5 Arthur Jensen
• 6 Others
• 7 Dialogue
• 8 Taglines
• 9 Cast
• 10 External links