node

The word “node” means a device connected to a computer network, such as a server or workstation. In plain terms, a connecting point — in a network, a data structure, the body, or a wave.

“Node” is pronounced nohd (/noʊd/ in IPA).

Here is “node” used in a sentence: “Each node on the network reported its status back to the server.”

Words with a similar meaning to “node” include host and vertex.

“Node” is a noun.

The word “node” comes from Latin. From Latin nōdus ("knot"), also the source of "knot" and "nodus.".

“Node” is an uncommon word in modern English.

“Node” has 4 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a device connected to a computer network, such as a server or workstation.

In a graph or network, a node is a point where connections meet, while an edge is the link or line connecting two nodes. Nodes represent the things themselves; edges represent the relationships between them.

In networking, a node is any device connected to the network, such as a server or workstation. Each node can send, receive, or forward data across the network.

In a tree data structure, every point is a node, but a leaf is a specific node that has no branches beneath it. Internal nodes have children, while leaf nodes sit at the ends.

In physics, a node is a point on a standing wave where the amplitude is at a minimum, meaning there is little or no movement. The points of maximum movement between nodes are called antinodes.