"computer network" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: computer networks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} computer network (plural computer networks)
  1. (computing, networking) A group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes. Categories (topical): Computing, Networking Translations (Translations): xarxa informàtica [feminine] (Catalan), 計算機網絡 (Chinese Mandarin), 计算机网络 (jìsuànjī wǎngluò) (Chinese Mandarin), komputila reto (Esperanto), arvutivõrk (Estonian), tietokoneverkko (Finnish), réseau informatique [masculine] (French), კომპიუტერული ქსელი (ḳomṗiuṭeruli kseli) (Georgian), Rechnernetz [neuter] (German), Computernetz [neuter] (German), Computernetzwerk [neuter] (German), rete di computer (Italian), ಎಣಿಬಲೆ (eṇibale) (Kannada), kompiuterių tinklas (Lithuanian), sieć komputerowa (Polish), вычислительная сеть (vyčislitelʹnaja setʹ) (Russian), компьютерная сеть (kompʹjuternaja setʹ) (Russian), red de computadoras [feminine] (Spanish), கணிப்பொறி இணையம் (kaṇippoṟi iṇaiyam) (Tamil), bilgisayar ağı (Turkish), mạng điện toán (Vietnamese)

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