| computer network | (computer science) a network of computers |
local area network
LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
net
network
mesh
meshing meshwork | an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals |
| network | (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 |
| network electronic network | (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits |
| network | a system of intersecting lines or channels, a railroad network, a network of canals |
| T-network | a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them |
wide area network
WAN | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
wireless local area network
WLAN
wireless fidelity
WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
Purkinje network
Purkinje's tissue
Purkinje's system | a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract |
neural network
neural net | any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body |
code of conduct
code of behavior | a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group |
| topology network topology | the configuration of a communication network |
| code | a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy |
access
access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
| area code | a number usually of digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada |
bar code
Universal Product Code | code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser, printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information |
| color code | system using colors to designate classifications |
cipher
cypher
cryptograph secret code | a secret method of writing |
Morse
Morse code
international Morse code | a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) |
ZIP code
ZIP
postcode
postal code | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail |
| code computer code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
| binary code | code using a string of binary digits to represent characters |
error correction code
ECC | (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors |
machine code
machine language | a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation |
| object code | the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer |
operation code
order code | the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed, the set of operations in a computer |
| source code | program instructions written as an ASCII text file, must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution |
| network programming | the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network |
Roman law
Justinian code
civil law jus civile | the legal code of ancient Rome, codified under Justinian, the basis for many modern systems of civil law |
logic bomb
slag code | a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied, when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects, a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb |
ethic
ethical code | a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct |
| code codification | a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) |
| legal code | a code of laws adopted by a state or nation, a code of laws |
| penal code | the legal code governing crimes and their punishment |
United States Code
U. S. Code | a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives |
| building code | set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings |
| dress code | a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited) |
| fire code | set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc |
sanitary code
health code | set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc |
| Highway Code | the code of rules governing the use of public roads |
neural network
neural net | computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons, can learn by trial and error |
| network architecture | specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors |
code flag
nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships |
| network army | a group of like-minded people united by the internet, a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern, a network army of software programmers contribute free software to those who want it |
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FinCEN | a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering |
International Relations and Security Network
ISN | Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations |
network
web | 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 been part of my life, tangled in a web of cloth |
| espionage network | a network of spies |