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network

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A system implemented with a collection of interconnected components. Such components may include routers, hubs, cabling, telecommunications controllers, key distribution centers, and technical control devices.

polysemousNIST SP 800-172r3

Senses

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Information system(s) implemented with a collection of interconnected components. Such components may include routers, hubs, cabling, telecommunications controllers, key distribution centers, and technical control devices.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

Two or more computer systems grouped together to share information, software, and hardware.

Wordset Dictionary

an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Wordset Dictionary

in broadcasting, a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs

Wordset Dictionary

(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

Wordset Dictionary

a system of intersecting lines or channels

Wordset Dictionary

an interconnected system of things or people

Classifications

Entity Type

Network95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
meshprimary networkweb
alternatephrasing
Network
plural
networks
possessive
network's
pluralpossessive
networks'