Node
/noʊd/
EN
A point or intersection where parts meet, branches off, or connect; in computing, a individual device connected to a larger network, or a single unit of a data structure.
Every smartphone connected to the office Wi-Fi counts as one node on the local network.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'nodus', meaning 'knot', it entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century retaining the core meaning of a connecting point.
Translations
简体中文
节点,结点,交点
繁體中文
節點,結點,交點
日本語
ノード,節点,結節
한국어
노드,절점,마디
Deutsch
Español
nodo,nudo,punto de conexión
Português
nó,nodo,ponto de conexão
Français
nœud,nœud de réseau,point de connexion
Tiếng Việt
nút,điểm nút,node mạng
Related Words
vertexhubconnectionserverleaf
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