network
<networking> Hardware and software data communication systems.
The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of partitioning any computer
network into independent modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest
(application) layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these
layers.
Networks are often also classified according to their geographical extent: local
area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and
also according to the protocols used.
See BITNET, Ethernet, Internet, Novell, PSTN, network, the.
[Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks; 2nd ed.", Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, 1989.]
(1995-03-10)
Nearby terms:
Netware Directory Services « Netware Input/Output
Subsystem « NetWare Link State Protocol « network
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Network Address Translation
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