Networking

In general, the term network can refer to any interconnected group or system. Several different types of networks exist, including:

Human network

Media

Radio network, create and distribute radio programming through multiple channels that connect in a network
Television network, create and distribute television programming through multiple channels that connect in a network
Network (film), an Academy Award winning film from 1976
Nettwerk, a record label
The Network, a band
Network (comics), a name given to several Marvel Comics super heroes
Network (computer game), an economic simulation for the Apple II personal computer

Technology

Electrical network, a network of electrical components
Computer network, a network of computers
Computer networking, the scientific and engineering discipline concerned with this kind of network
Telecommunications network, a network of telecommunications links
Energy transmission and distribution networks
Electric power transmission network, a network of conduits for bulk transmission of electric power
Electricity distribution network, a network of conduits for delivery or short-haul transmission of electric power
Pipeline transport network, a network of pipes for transmission of gases, usually natural gas
Gas distribution network, a network of pipes for delivery of gases, usually natural gas or, formerly, town gas
Network Systems system network, a system of combined networks of main systems

Science, mathematics, and engineering

Network theory, the applied mathematics counterpart of graph theory, especially in combinatorial optimization
Flow network, an assignment of flow to the edges of a directed graph where each edge has a capacity
Network (mathematics), a type of diagraph in graph theory
Neural network, an interconnected group of biological neurons
Artificial neural network, an interconnected group of artificial neurons
Gene regulatory network, a directed graph representation of the regulation of gene expression
Signal transduction network, a directed graph representation for proteins and other biomolecules involved in Signal transduction
Protein-protein interaction network (or Interactome graph), an undirected graph representing possible interactions between each pair of proteins in a proteome

Other

Transport network, facilities on which people and goods move
Spatial network, urban networks or networks of rooms within buildings
Network effect, a characteristic that causes a good or service to have a value to a potential customer dependent on the number of customers already owning that good or using that service
NETWORK (Catholic Lobby), a national Catholic social justice lobbying group based in Washington, DC.

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In business, entrepreneurial networks are social organizations offering different types of resources to start or improve entrepreneurial projects. Having adequate human resources is a key factor for entrepreneurial achievements.
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An old boy network or society can refer to social and business associations among former pupils of top male-only public schools (independent secondary schools) in the United Kingdom, such as Eton, Harrow, Winchester and Charterhouse, private schools in Canada, and, to a
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A sexual network is a social network that is defined by the sexual relationships within a set of individuals.

Studies & Discoveries in Sexual Networking

Like other forms of social networks, sexual networks can be formally studied using the mathematics of graph theory.
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social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, idea, financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, conflict, trade, web links, sexual
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Value networks are complex sets of social and technical resources. They work together via relationships to create economic value. This value takes the form of knowledge. Value networks exhibit interdependence. They account for the overall worth of products and services.
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A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously, or slightly delayed, for the purpose of extending total coverage beyond the limits of a single broadcast signal.
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A television network is a distribution for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small number of broadcast networks.
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Nettwerk is a large Vancouver, British Columbia based record label and music management firm. The label was founded in 1984 by Terry McBride, Mark Jowett, and Brad Saltzberg in McBride's small Vancouver apartment, initially to release albums by Jowett's band Moev.
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Network is the name of three unrelated fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. One is a teleporting villain, the others are both superheroines with the power to communicate with and/or manipulate machines.
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Network is a real-time, two player economic simulation game developed by David Mullich for the Apple II in 1980. Two players play competitively against the computer, each taking the role of the programming chief for a major television network.
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electrical network is an interconnection of electrical elements such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, transmission lines, voltage sources, current sources, and switches.
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as a college campus, industrial complex, or a military base. A CAN, may be considered a type of MAN (metropolitan area network), but is generally limited to an area that is smaller than a typical MAN.
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Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. Networking, routers, routing protocols, and networking over the public Internet have their specifications defined in documents called RFCs.
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A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes.
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Electric power transmission, a process in the delivery of electricity to consumers, is the bulk transfer of electrical power. Typically, power transmission is between the power plant and a substation near a populated area.
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Electricity distribution is the penultimate stage in the delivery (before retail) of electricity to end users. It is generally considered to include medium-voltage (less than 50 kV) power lines, electrical substations and pole-mounted transformers, low-voltage (less than 1000 V)
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Pipeline transport is a transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquid and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air have also been used.
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Network theory is a subject within applied mathematics and physics, and coincides with graph theory. It has application in a varied range of disciplines including computer science, biology, economics, and sociology.
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In graph theory, a flow network is a directed graph where each edge has a capacity and each edge receives a flow. The amount of flow on an edge may not exceed the capacity of the edge.
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In Graph theory, a network is a digraph with weighted edges. These networks have become an especially useful concept in analysing the interaction between biology and mathematics.
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Traditionally, the term neural network had been used to refer to a network or circuitry of biological neurons. The modern usage of the term often refers to artificial neural networks, which are composed of artificial neurons or nodes.
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Neurons (also known as neurones and nerve cells) are electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that process and transmit information. In vertebrate animals, neurons are the core components of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
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An artificial neural network (ANN), often just called a "neural network" (NN), is a mathematical model or computational model based on biological neural networks. It consists of an interconnected group of artificial neurons and processes information using a connectionist approach
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An artificial neuron, also called semi-linear unit, Nv neuron, binary neuron or McCulloch-Pitts neuron, is an abstraction of biological neurons and the basic unit in an artificial neural network.
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A gene regulatory network (also called a GRN or genetic regulatory network) is a collection of DNA segments in a cell which interact with each other (indirectly through their RNA and protein expression products) and with other substances in the cell, thereby
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Regulation of gene expression (or gene regulation) refers to the cellular control of the amount and timing of changes to the appearance of the functional product of a gene.
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Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of adjacent amino acid residues.
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biomolecule is a chemical molecule that naturally occurs in living organisms. Biomolecules consist primarily of carbon and hydrogen, along with nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur. Other elements sometimes are incorporated but are much less common.
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