reticulum - any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)

espionage network - a network of spies

old boy network - an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); "professional women have developed an old boy network of their own"

support system - a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style

system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

communication equipment, communication system - facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information

broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program

backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

chicken wire - a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

netting, veiling, gauze - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

hairnet - a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place

reseau - a net or mesh foundation for lace

safety net - a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze

save-all - a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship

snood - an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head

sparker, spark arrester - a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack

tulle - a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns

grillwork, wirework - mesh netting made of wires

reference grid, grid - a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image

reseau - a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs

graticule, reticle, reticule - a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument

reticulation - an arrangement resembling a net or network; "the reticulation of a leaf"; "the reticulation of a photographic emulsion"

system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"

computer network - (computer science) a network of computers

early warning system - a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them

information superhighway, superhighway - an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form

system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"

electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"