Examples of “node” in a Sentence

noun A device connected to a computer network, such as a server or workstation.

• Each node on the network reported its status back to the server.
• If one node fails, the rest of the network keeps working.
• The technician replaced a faulty node in the office network.

noun A point in a data structure, graph, or tree where branches meet or connect.

• Each node in the tree structure points to its child elements.
• To search the tree, start at the root node and work downwards.
• Every node in a linked list stores a value and a pointer.

noun A small lump, knot, or swelling, including in medical or biological contexts.

• The doctor felt for swollen lymph nodes in his neck.
• The nurse found a small node under the skin of his wrist.
• On a bamboo stem, leaves grow from each node along its length.

noun In physics, a point on a standing wave where the amplitude is at a minimum.

• The nodes on the vibrating string stayed perfectly still.
• At each node, the string does not move as the wave passes.
• Students marked the nodes on a diagram of the standing wave.