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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  node
       
          1. A point or vertex in a graph.
       
          2. An addressable device attached to a computer network.
          More often called a "host".
       
          3. A hypertext document.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Node \Node\ (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf.
     Noose, Nowed.]
     1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Specifically:
        (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a
            planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the
            orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit
            of its primary.
        (b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf
            or several leaves are inserted.
        (c) (Dialing) A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through
            which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of
            the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his
            place in the ecliptic, etc.
        (d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,
            being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and
            Acnode.
        (e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular
            machine meet from different angular directions; --
            called also knot. --W. R. Johnson.
        (f) (Poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
        (g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms
            upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or
            syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the
            neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.
        (h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,
            when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the
            harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
        (i) (Zo["o]l.) A swelling.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram
        which is attached to other points by links. It is often
        labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A
        node may represent any object which is related to other
        objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented
        as a graph, the relations being represented as links
        between the nodes.
        [PJC]
  
     4. (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue
        in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.
        [PJC]
  
     Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is
        passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],
        called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node.
  
     Descending node, the node at which the body is moving
        southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's
        tail.
  
     Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an
        orbit.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  node n. 1. [Internet, UUCP] A host machine on the network. 2. [MS-DOS
     BBSes] A dial-in line on a BBS. Thus an MS-DOS sysop might say that
     his BBS has 4 nodes even though it has a single machine and no Internet
     link, confusing an Internet hacker no end.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Node \Node\, n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. Noose,
     Nowed.]
     1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
  
     2. Specifically:
        (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a
            planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the
            orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit
            of its primary.
        (b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf
            or several leaves are inserted.
        (c) (Dialing) A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through
            which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of
            the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his
            place in the ecliptic, etc.
        (d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,
            being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and
            Acnode.
        (e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular
            machine meet from different angular directions; --
            called also knot. --W. R. Johnson.
        (f) (poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
        (g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms
            upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or
            syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the
            neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.
        (h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,
            when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the
            harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
        (i) (Zo["o]l.) A swelling.
  
     Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is
        passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],
        called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node.
  
     Descending node, the node at which the body is moving
        southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's
        tail.
  
     Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an
        orbit.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  node
       n 1: a connecting point at which several lines come together
       2: any thickened enlargement [syn: knob, thickening]
       3: (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic
          system [ant: antinode]
       4: (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
       5: the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: lymph node, lymph
          gland]
       6: any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
       7: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a
          computer network [syn: client, guest]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  node
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κόμβος
     2 τοπολογία
     3 μικρός όζος
     4 (ετ πληροφ en) κόμβος υπερκειμένου
  <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200710185651/http://ebooks.edu.gr/modules/ebook/show.php/DSGL-C127/577/3748,16436/
  11.1.2 Κόμβοι και σύνδεσμοι], από Εφαρμογές Πληροφορικής Υπολογιστών (Α,
  Β, Γ Γενικού Λυκείου - Γενικής Παιδείας) - Βιβλίο Μαθητή. Προσπέλαση
  2020-07-09.</ref>
     5 (ετ δικυπ en) κόμβος, υπολογιστής  ή δικτυακή συσκευή (μεταγωγέας,
  δρομολογητής, κλπ)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  node
     Dutch n.
     (infl of nl nood  dat s)
     Japanese roman.
     (ja-romanization of: ので)
     Middle English n.
     1 (lb enm medical Late ME) lump, swelling
     2 (lb enm rare Late ME) knot, tie
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     a (l en node)
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     (synonym of nn nyste)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (synonym of nn nyste)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (synonym of nn neia)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  NODE
     n.
     {acronym+of|en|(w:+New+Oxford+Dictionary+of+English)" rel="nofollow">{acronym of|en|(w: New Oxford Dictionary of English)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  node
     n.
     1 A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
     2 (lb en astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed
  from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending
  nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South
  to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
     3 (lb en botany) A leaf node.
     4 (lb en networking) A computer or other device attached to a
  network.
     5 (lb en engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular
  machine meet from different angular directions; &mdash; called also
  ''knot''.
     6 (lb en geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a
  double point of the curve. See (m en crunode) and (m en acnode).
     7 (lb en geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more
  than one tangent-plane.
     8 (senseid en graph) (lb en graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a
  graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
     9 (lb en medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon
  bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a
  swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
     10 (lb en physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has
  minimal amplitude.
     11 (lb en rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
     12 (lb en technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which
  passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels
  of the Sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.
     13 (senseid en word of interest) (lb en computational linguistics)
  The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
     14 (lb en electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only
  by (ideal) wires (i.e the voltage between any two points on the same
  node must be zero).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  NODE
     n.
     {acronym+of|en|(w:+New+Oxford+Dictionary+of+English)" rel="nofollow">{acronym of|en|(w: New Oxford Dictionary of English)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  node
     Dutch n.
     (infl of nl nood  dat s)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la nōdus  voc s)
     n.
     1 A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
     2 (lb en astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed
  from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending
  nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South
  to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
     3 (lb en botany) A leaf node.
     4 (lb en networking) A computer or other device attached to a
  network.
     5 (lb en engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular
  machine meet from different angular directions; &mdash; called also
  ''knot''.
     6 (lb en geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a
  double point of the curve. See (m en crunode) and (m en acnode).
     7 (lb en geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more
  than one tangent-plane.
     8 (senseid en graph) (lb en graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a
  graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
     9 (lb en medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon
  bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a
  swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
     10 (lb en physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has
  minimal amplitude.
     11 (lb en rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
     12 (lb en technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which
  passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels
  of the Sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.
     13 (senseid en word of interest) (lb en computational linguistics)
  The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
     14 (lb en electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only
  by (ideal) wires (i.e the voltage between any two points on the same
  node must be zero).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  NODE
     n.
     {acronym+of|en|(w:+New+Oxford+Dictionary+of+English)" rel="nofollow">{acronym of|en|(w: New Oxford Dictionary of English)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  node
     Dutch n.
     (infl of nl nood  dat s)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la nōdus  voc s)
     n.
     1 A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
     2 (lb en astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed
  from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending
  nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South
  to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
     3 (lb en botany) A leaf node.
     4 (lb en networking) A computer or other device attached to a
  network.
     5 (lb en engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular
  machine meet from different angular directions; &mdash; called also
  ''knot''.
     6 (lb en geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a
  double point of the curve. See (m en crunode) and (m en acnode).
     7 (lb en geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more
  than one tangent-plane.
     8 (senseid en graph) (lb en graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a
  graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
     9 (lb en medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon
  bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a
  swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
     10 (lb en physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has
  minimal amplitude.
     11 (lb en rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
     12 (lb en technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which
  passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels
  of the Sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.
     13 (senseid en word of interest) (lb en computational linguistics)
  The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
     14 (lb en electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only
  by (ideal) wires (i.e the voltage between any two points on the same
  node must be zero).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  NODE
     n.
     {acronym+of|en|(w:+New+Oxford+Dictionary+of+English)" rel="nofollow">{acronym of|en|(w: New Oxford Dictionary of English)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  node
     Englanti n.
     solmu (tietoverkoissa)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  node
     Engelska n.
     nod, knutpunkt

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  node /nˈəʊd/
  knoop

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Node /nˈəʊd/
  العقدة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  node /nˈəʊd/ 
  1. интрига
  knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work
  2. възел, удебеление
  knot, knob, protuberance or swelling

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  node /nˈəʊd/
  uzel

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  node /nˈəʊd/ 
  uzlina

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  node /nˈəʊd/
  uzlový bod

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  node /nˈəʊd/ 
  nod