node
node
Definition
node (nōd)
noun
- a knot; knob; swelling
- a point of concentration; central point
- Anat. a knotty, localized swelling; protuberance
- Astron. either of the two diametrically opposite points at which the orbit of a celestial body intersects a reference plane, as the ecliptic
- Bot. that part, or joint, of a stem from which a leaf starts to grow
- Geom. the point where a continuous curve crosses or meets itself
- Physics the point, line, or surface of a vibrating object, as a string, virtually free of vibration
Etymology: L nodus, a knot: see net
node
Synonyms
node
n.
Node
Hacker Definition
Any devices attached to a telecommunications
network such as cell phones,
computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other network appliances. In
the IP domain, any device having
an IP address is called a node.
Servers in a clustering setting, such as database clusters or Web farms (large
installations of Web servers), are also called nodes.
See Also: Internet Protocol (IP); IP Address; Network; Telecom.
About, Inc. Node. [Online, 2004.] About, Inc. Website. http://
compnetworking.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-node.htm.
node
Telecom Definition
- A junction point at which two or more circuits interconnect in a data network. A bridge, for example, interconnects two or more segments of a local area network (LAN). See also bridge, circuit, LAN, and network.
- In a switched network, a switching point that comprises a point of interconnection for circuits, a data switch, and control facilities. In the public switched telephone network (PSTN), for example, a great many circuits terminate in a central office (CO) and a tandem office, each of which comprises one or more switches and Signaling System 7 (SS7) network control logic, multiplexers, a wide variety of other devices. See also access node, CO, PSTN, service node, SS7, switch, and tandem switch.
- A device such as a station, bridge, computer, repeater, server, switch, or other device that connects to a network.
- In the IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA), a physical device such as a computer, communications processor (e.g., FEP), terminal controllers, or terminal. See also SNA.
node
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- connect: Connect The connect action mode allows arrows to be drawn in the main edit panel to connect state nodes to action nodes.
- compute: Sum over computed nodes 1. Test For Numeric Values?
Preposition: in
- armpit: Altogether, there are up to 50 nodes in the armpit.
Adjective modifier
- atrioventricular: The atrioventricular node is located at the bottom of the wall separating the 2 atria.
- enlarged: At post-mortem get enlarged lymph nodes ( mesenteric and abdominal ) and focal necrosis of the liver and spleen.
- swollen: But sometimes, the swollen lymph nodes can block the circulation of tissue fluid.
- sinoatrial: The control of the heartbeat starts with a small clump of muscle cells in the upper right chamber, called the sinoatrial node.
- axillary: Palpate the drainage areas of the breast i.e. the lymph nodes - the supraclavicular group and the axillary nodes.
- mediastinal: The six benign lesions included three false-positive mediastinal lymph nodes in one patient.
Modifies a noun
- metastasis: Modified neck dissection should be considered for all with clinical evidence of node metastases.
- dissection: We review here several policies for the selection of patients for retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
- biopsy: This histological slide shows a binucleate cell from a cervical lymph node biopsy.
- shading: The default value I =0, which means all, will produce node shadings for all r canonical quantities.
- enlargement: This paper reports the case of a 32-year-old HIV-positive man who developed generalized lymph node enlargement.
Noun used with modifier
- lymph: No cancer in the lymph nodes; good news.
- sentinel: CONCLUSIONS: Sentinel nodes can be detected in patients with bladder cancer.
- leaf: The structure is a tree, where the leaf nodes are pieces of bitmap instead of extents.
- root: A tree structure may contain any number of root nodes.
- DPM: I'm thinking that having the DPM head node as a disk pool is very bad for DPM!
- terminal: These are called the ` leaves ' or terminal nodes of the tree.
