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The Barnhart Dictionary of New English

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The Barnhart Dictionary of New English says that as early as 1914, people used it to mean a connected system of radio stations. This meaning continues to be popular. A more modern use of the word “network" is linked to computers. A network is a system that links a number of computers together. Networks make it possible for people who use computers to share information in costly equipment. Many companies and government agencies share the same computer network. The computers are linked through a main computer or through special lines. Some people are able to do their jobs from their home computers.
巴恩哈特新英語詞典上記載，早在1914年人們就用network表示廣播臺的系統(tǒng)連接了。這個含義被廣泛使用并推廣開來。一個比較現(xiàn)代的用法是和電腦有關的。一個網(wǎng)絡指的是把許多電腦聯(lián)系起來的一個系統(tǒng)。網(wǎng)絡使人們在昂貴的設備間分享信息成為一種可能。許多公司和政府機構(gòu)都會共享相同的電腦網(wǎng)絡。許多電腦通過一臺主機或一條特殊的線連在一起。許多人可以用家里的電腦來工作。