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In general, the term network can refer to any interconnected group or system. Several different types of networks exist, including: Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

Human networks

• Business network
• Economic network
• Entrepreneurial network
• Old boy network
• Sexual network
• Social network
• Value network
• Marketing network - Networking refers to the art of creating interdependent or interconnected groups or systems for the mutual benefit of all members of the ecosystem.

In marketing therefore, it would mean, the conscious creation of interconnected relationships between distributors of products/services and their target markets either directly or through unit intermediaries for the purpose of stimulating sales or product/service acceptance. A business network can be defined as a group of people that have some kind of commercial relationship. ... Economic network or refereed network of independent individuals has the primary purpose of making a strong community in order to gain strength and perform as a significant player in relation to current market situation. ... Entrepreneurs need different types of resources to start or improve their businesses (or projects). ... Relationships based on past friendship or acquaintance of mutual assistance that sometimes replace or undermine official organizations to exchange favors and connections in politics or business. ... A sexual network is a social network that is defined by the sexual relationships within a set of individuals. ... A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of relations, such as values, visions, idea, financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, trade, web links, sexual relations, disease transmission (epidemiology), or airline routes. ... Value networks (value webs), are the human and technical resources in a business that work together to form relationships and add value to a product or service. ...

Media

• Radio network, create and distribute radio programming through multiple channels that connect in a network
• Television network, create and distribute television programming through multiple channels that connect in a network
• Network (film), an Academy Award winning film from 1976
• Nettwerk, a record label
• The Network, a band
• Network (comics), a name given to several Marvel Comics super heroes
• Network (computer game), an economic simulation for the Apple II personal computer

A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously, or slightly delayed, for the purpose of extending total coverage beyond the limits of a single broadcast signal. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Nettwerk is a large Vancouver, British Columbia based record label and music management firm. ... The Network is a 6-piece New Wave band and a supposed side-project of the band Green Day. ... History Sarahs history hasnt been revealed much, and her name, powers and codename were revealed in New X-Men: Yearbook Special #1. ... Network is a real-time, two player economic simulation game developed by David Mullich for the Apple II in 1980. ...

Technology

• Electrical network, a network of electrical components
• Computer network, a network of computers
  • Computer networking, the scientific and engineering discipline concerned with this kind of network
• 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
  • Electricity distribution network, a network of conduits for delivery or short-haul transmission of electric power
  • Pipeline transport network, a network of pipes for transmission of gases, usually natural gas
  • 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

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the scientific and engineering discipline studying computer networks, see Computer networking. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A telecommunications network is a network of telecommunications links arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links. ... Power line redirects here. ... 11kV/400V-230V transformer in an older suburb of Wellington, New Zealand Electricity distribution is the penultimate stage in the delivery (before retail) of electricity to end users. ... An elevated section of the Alaska Pipeline. ... Town gas is a generic term referring to manufactured gas produced for sale to consumers and municipalities. ...

Science, mathematics, and engineering

• Network theory, the applied mathematics counterpart of graph theory, especially in combinatorial optimization
• Flow network, an assignment of flow to the edges of a directed graph where each edge has a capacity
• Network (mathematics), a type of diagraph in graph theory
• Neural network, an interconnected group of biological neurons
• Artificial neural network, an interconnected group of artificial neurons
• Gene regulatory network, a directed graph representation of the regulation of gene expression
• 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

Network theory or diktyology is a branch of applied mathematics and physics, with the same general subject matter as graph theory. ... In graph theory, a network flow is an assignment of values to edges of a weighted directed graph (called a flow network in this case), such that: 1. ... In Graph theory, a digraph with weighted edges is called a network. ... // See also Artificial neural network. ... Drawing by Santiago Ramón y Cajal of neurons in the pigeon cerebellum. ... An artificial neural network (ANN), often just called a neural network (NN), is an interconnected group of artificial neurons that uses a mathematical model or computational model for information processing based on a connectionist approach to computation. ... An artificial neuron (also called a node or Nv neuron or Binary neuron or McCulloch-Pitts neuron) is an abstraction of biological neurons and the basic unit in an artificial neural network. ... A gene regulatory network (also called a GRN or genetic regulatory network) is a collection of DNA segments in a cell which interact with each other (indirectly through their RNA and protein expression products) and with other substances in the cell, thereby governing the rates at which genes in the... Gene modulation redirects here. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ... ... Overview of signal transduction pathways In biology, signal transduction refers to any process by which a cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another, most often involving ordered sequences of biochemical reactions inside the cell, that are carried out by enzymes and linked through second messengers resulting in... Protein-protein interactions refer to the association of protein molecules and the study of these associations from the perspective of biochemistry, signal transduction and networks. ... Interactome is the whole set of molecular interactions in cells. ... The term proteome was coined by Mark Wilkins in 1995 (1) and is used to describe the entire complement of proteins in a given biological organism or system at a given time, i. ...

Other

• Transport network, facilities on which people and goods move
• Spatial network, urban networks or networks of rooms within buildings
• 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
• NETWORK (Catholic Lobby), a national Catholic social justice lobbying group based in Washington, DC.