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the net
(gcide) | Net \Net\ (n[e^]t), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti,
OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n[aum]t, Goth.
nati; of uncertain origin.]
1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven
into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds,
butterflies, etc.
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2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare;
any device for catching and holding.
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A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net
for his feet. --Prov. xxix.
5.
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In the church's net there are fishes good or bad.
--Jer. Taylor.
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3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the
hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
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4. (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight
lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and
related to each other by some specified law.
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5. A network. [informal]
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6. Specifically: The internet; -- usually the net; as, I
found it on the net. [slang]
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surf the net
(encz) | surf the Net, |
capital of the netherlands
(wn) | capital of The Netherlands
n 1: an industrial center and the nominal capital of the
Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat
of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and
art museum [syn: Amsterdam, Dutch capital, {capital of
The Netherlands}] |
kingdom of the netherlands
(wn) | Kingdom of The Netherlands
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North
Sea; half the country lies below sea level [syn:
Netherlands, The Netherlands, {Kingdom of The
Netherlands}, Nederland, Holland] |
the netherlands
(wn) | The Netherlands
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North
Sea; half the country lies below sea level [syn:
Netherlands, The Netherlands, {Kingdom of The
Netherlands}, Nederland, Holland] |
imminent death of the net predicted!
(foldoc) | Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!
Since Usenet first got off the ground in
1980-81, it has grown exponentially, approximately doubling in
size every year. On the other hand, most people feel the
signal-to-noise ratio of Usenet has dropped steadily.
These trends led, as far back as mid-1983, to predictions of
the imminent collapse (or death) of the net. Ten years and
numerous doublings later, enough of these gloomy
prognostications have been confounded that the phrase
"Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!" has become a running
joke, hauled out any time someone grumbles about the {S/N
ratio} or the huge and steadily increasing volume, or the
possible loss of a key node or link, or the potential for
lawsuits when ignoramuses post copyrighted material etc.
[Jargon File]
(1998-09-24)
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pain in the net
(foldoc) | flamer
pain in the net
(Or "pain in the net") One who habitually
flames. Said especially of obnoxious Usenet
personalities.
[Jargon File]
(1996-08-26)
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the network
(foldoc) | network, the
The Network
1. (Or "the net") The union of all the
major noncommercial, academic and hacker-oriented networks,
such as Internet, the old ARPANET, NSFnet, BITNET, and
the virtual UUCP and Usenet "networks", plus the corporate
in-house networks and commercial time-sharing services (such
as CompuServe) that gateway to them.
A site was generally considered "on the network" if it could
be reached by electronic mail through some combination of
Internet-style (@-sign) and UUCP (bang-path) addresses.
Since the explosion of the Internet in the mid 1990s, the term
is now synonymous with the Internet.
See network address.
2. A fictional conspiracy of libertarian
hacker-subversives and anti-authoritarian monkeywrenchers
described in Robert Anton Wilson's novel "Schrödinger's Cat",
to which many hackers have subsequently decided they belong
(this is an example of ha ha only serious).
[Jargon File]
(1999-01-26)
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imminent death of the net predicted!
(jargon) | Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!
prov.
[Usenet] Since Usenet first got off the ground in 1980--81, it has grown
exponentially, approximately doubling in size every year. On the other
hand, most people feel the signal-to-noise ratio of Usenet has dropped
steadily. These trends led, as far back as mid-1983, to predictions of the
imminent collapse (or death) of the net. Ten years and numerous doublings
later, enough of these gloomy prognostications have been confounded that
the phrase “Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!” has become a running
joke, hauled out any time someone grumbles about the S/N ratio or the
huge and steadily increasing volume, or the possible loss of a key node or
link, or the potential for lawsuits when ignoramuses post copyrighted
material, etc., etc., etc.
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pain in the net
(jargon) | pain in the net
n.
A flamer.
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the network
(jargon) | the network
n.
1. Historically, the union of all the major noncommercial, academic, and
hacker-oriented networks, such as Internet, the pre-1990 ARPANET, NSFnet,
BITNET, and the virtual UUCP and Usenet ‘networks’, plus the corporate
in-house networks and commercial timesharing services (such as CompuServe,
GEnie and AOL) that gateway to them. A site is generally considered on the
network if it can be reached through some combination of Internet-style
(@-sign) and UUCP (bang-path) addresses. See Internet, bang path, {
network address}.
2. Following the mass-culture discovery of the Internet in 1994 and
subsequent proliferation of cheap TCP/IP connections, “the network” is
increasingly synonymous with the Internet itself (as it was before the
second wave of wide-area computer networking began around 1980).
3. A fictional conspiracy of libertarian hacker-subversives and
anti-authoritarian monkeywrenchers described in Robert Anton Wilson's novel
Schrödinger's Cat, to which many hackers have subsequently decided they
belong (this is an example of ha ha only serious).
In sense 1, the network is often abbreviated to the net. “Are you on the
net?” is a frequent question when hackers first meet face to face, and “See
you on the net!” is a frequent goodbye.
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