nod — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abbreviation noun A shortened form of a word or phrase, standing in for the full version.
- node noun A device connected to a computer network, such as a server or workstation.
Senses
nod is used for these senses in English:
- abbreviation (linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]
node — full definition
- noun A device connected to a computer network, such as a server or workstation.
- noun A point in a data structure, graph, or tree where branches meet or connect.
- noun A small lump, knot, or swelling, including in medical or biological contexts.
- noun In physics, a point on a standing wave where the amplitude is at a minimum.