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node Definition

node (nōd)

noun

  1. a knot; knob; swelling
  2. a point of concentration; central point
  3. Anat. a knotty, localized swelling; protuberance
  4. Astron. either of the two diametrically opposite points at which the orbit of a celestial body intersects a reference plane, as the ecliptic
  5. Bot. that part, or joint, of a stem from which a leaf starts to grow
  6. Geom. the point where a continuous curve crosses or meets itself
  7. 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.

  1. Protuberance

    bump, swelling, clot; see bulge, lump.

  2. Juncture

    joint, junction, connection, link.

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.

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node Telecom Definition
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A device such as a station, bridge, computer, repeater, server, switch, or other device that connects to a network.
  4. 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.

Browse dictionary entries near node

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  8. ‹ nocturnal emission
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  10. ‹ nocturn
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