topology Definition
to·pol·ogy (tō päl′ə jē, tə-)
noun pl. -·gies
- a topographical study of a specific object, entity, place, etc. the topology of the mind
- Math. the study of those properties of geometric figures that remain unchanged even when under distortion, so long as no surfaces are torn, as with a Möbius strip
- Med. the topographic anatomy of a body region
topology Related Forms
top′o·log′ic adjective or top′o·log′i·caltäp′ə läj′i kəl
top′o·log′i·cal·ly adverb
to·pol′o·gist noun
topology Telecom Definition
The physical and logical structure of a network. Physical topology refers to the physical layout of a network, specifically the physical positioning of the nodes and the circuits that interconnect them. Logical topology refers to the manner in which devices logically interconnect in a network, and may differ considerably from the physical topology. For example, an Ethernet LAN segment may comprise a number of workstations and peripheral devices that interconnect through a hub, with each device connecting directly to a hub port.The physical topology is that of a star, but the logical topology is that of a bus.That is to say that, although the devices connect to the hub over circuits that emanate from the hub like the rays of a star, they interconnect through a collapsed bus, or common electrical path, housed within the hub. LAN and WAN topologies variously include bus, mesh, partial mesh, ring, star, and tree. See also bus, Ethernet, hub, LAN, logical, mesh topology, physical, ring, segment, star topology, tree, and WAN.
topology Usage Examples
Converse of object
- predict: Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: Application to complete genomes.
- define: A mass flow connection defines the topology of the network in the form of: .
Adjective modifier
- algebraic: This culminated in the great results of algebraic topology in the middle of the previous century.
- dimensional: To be able to solve some routine problems in low and high dimensional topology.
- trivial: However, solutions like black holes, have a Euclidean geometry with non trivial topology.
- arbitrary: More sophisticated bridges allow arbitrary topology, but disable links until no loops remain.
- differential: Research interests My main research interest is in the application of algebraic topology to differential topology.
- structural: It can also provide quantative information on secondary structural topology.
Modifies a noun
- cartoon: The TOPS Atlas The atlas of topology cartoons was generated from the version of the PDB current on 1st July 1997.
- optimization: In this paper, a case study is conducted on three classic topology optimization problems using different finite element meshes.
- diagram: To aid in following the assignments, it helps to be familiar with the topology diagram.
- prediction: Protein topology prediction through constraint-based search and evaluation of topological rules.
- database: Protein topology pattern searching over TOPS databases We have developed a system which supports fast pattern searching over TOPS protein topology databases.
- file: The topology file contains a number of records per entity.
Noun used with modifier
- many-to-many: Windows Vista enables anywhere, anytime connectivity for one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many communication topologies.
- replication: Trigger the knowledge consistency checker ( KCC ) to recalculate the replication topology.
- radius: Radius Topology works seamlessly with MapInfo products in an Oracle environment.
- protein: My aim is to find the limits in protein topology in coiled coils.
- amplifier: In short, the new CHAKRA amplifier topology is superior in every parameter through simplicity.
- network: The word " local " means in terms of the network topology, not distance.
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