different between network vs middleware

English

Etymology

net +? work

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n?tw??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /n?tw?k/

Noun

network (plural networks)

1. A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.
2. Any interconnected group or system

3. A directory of people maintained for their advancement

4. (broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
   • 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi

     TV back then was five channels (three networks, PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns), […]

5. (computing, Internet) Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information

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Translations

References

• network on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

network (third-person singular simple present networks, present participle networking, simple past and past participle networked)

1. (intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.

2. (transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.

3. (transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
4. (transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.

Translations

References

• network at OneLook Dictionary Search
• network in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• network in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From middle +? -ware.

Pronunciation

Noun

middleware (usually uncountable, plural middlewares)

1. (computing) Software that functions at an intermediate layer between applications and operating system or database management system, or between client and server.
2. (computing) Networking software or hardware that is deployed in the middle of, as opposed to serviced by, a packet network to enhance or provide some network function, such as caching, filtering, or firewall functionality.

Spanish

Noun

middleware m (plural middlewares)

1. middleware