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How to spell network

Network is spelled N-E-T-W-O-R-K. Simply net plus work, written as one word: net-work.

hear itnet·work/'nɛt,wɜrk/nounRules and real life

What it means: An interconnected system of things or people.

In a sentence: The spider built a network of webs in the garden.

Same family: networked, networking, net, mesh, grid. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "network" comes from the older words "net" (a woven fabric used for catching or holding things) and "work" (meaning something that is made or constructed). Originally, it referred to a physical net-like fabric before later gaining its modern meanings in technology and social connections.

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