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rede — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fabric noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  • hammock noun A hanging bed made of fabric or netting, suspended between two points and used for lying down or sleeping.
  • net noun A mesh of woven cord, string, or rope used for catching or trapping things, or as a barrier.
  • network noun A group of interconnected people, systems, or things, such as a social or professional circle.
  • signal noun Something transmitted or displayed that conveys information, such as a light, sound, or electrical impulse.
  • web noun A network of fine threads spun by a spider to catch prey.

Senses

rede is used for these senses in English:

  • World Wide Web (Internet) Usually preceded by the: all of the hypertext documents (web pages) on the Internet collectively, which are (1) stored in various inter-hyperlinked computers around the world, and (2) retrieved typically by means of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or (currently more often) its secure version (HTTPS), among others.
  • fabric (figurative) The framework underlying a structure.
  • hammock A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
  • net A mesh of string, cord or rope.
  • signal (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
  • web (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.
  • web the World Wide Web.

fabric — full definition

  1. noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  2. noun The basic underlying structure of something, especially a society, building, or system.

hammock — full definition

  1. noun A hanging bed made of fabric or netting, suspended between two points and used for lying down or sleeping.
  2. verb (broadcasting) To schedule a weaker program between two popular ones so it picks up viewers from both.

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