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[http://www.webopedia.com] MAIN BROWSE TERMS DID YOU KNOW? QUICK REFERENCE ALL CATEGORIES RESOURCES BLOG ABOUT SUBSCRIBE FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE PLUS RSS TERM OF THE DAY network SEP 22 , 2014 MONDAY A network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together. Computers on a network are sometimes called nodes. Computers and devices that allocate... Read More » PREVIOUS TERMS-OF-THE-DAY Sep 21 Google Nexus Sep 20 Google+ (Google Plus) Sep 19 client support manager Sep 18 IS manager - information systems manager Sep 17 implementation manager Sep 16 customer analytics - CRM analytics Term-of-the-Day Archive » LATEST TERMS Apple Pay iPhone 6 Plus Apple Watch iPhone 6 wallboard call center CRM software Zoho CRM Google Pigeon DID YOU KNOW? Who's Moving Ahead in Cloud Computing? The future remains, well, cloudy. But either way: Amazon, look out. Microsoft is gaining fast. Read More » Hype Versus Action in the Developer's World Often times technologies start as hype but with time become adopted. As a developer or technologist, it is worth reading the hype and knowing the... Read More » Microsoft Hyper-V Network Virtualization Q&A The top 5 Hyper-V questions with answers provided by Nirmal Sharma, a MCSEx3, MCITP and Microsoft MVP in Directory Services. Read More » QUICK REFERENCE 50 Cloud Computing Terms Defined From planning a private cloud project to finding an online cloud storage provider, this A-Z Cloud Computing Glossary provides definitions to more... Read More » Text Messaging & Chat Abbreviations This Webopedia Quick Reference lists 1,400 text message and online chat abbreviations to help you translate today's texting lingo. Read More » How to Create a Desktop Shortcut to a Website This Webopedia guide will show you how to create a desktop shortcut to a website using Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer (IE). Read More » IN THE NEWS Apple Pay Google Panda Operation Clandestine Fox - Internet Explorer vulnerability Heartbleed Bug Cortana - Microsoft virtual assistant WEBOPEDIA WEEKLY Stay up to date on the latest developments in Internet terminology with a free weekly newsletter from Webopedia. Join to subscribe now. FOLLOW US Stay connected with Webopedia and share what you've learned with your friends and colleagues. Facebook Twitter Google Plus Rss Feed Top 10 Networking Definitions to Know Now 1 network A network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together. Computers on a ... Read more » 2 VNF - virtualized network function A virtualized network function, or VNF, is responsible for handling specific network ... Read more » 3 NAS - Network Attached Storage A network-attached storage device is a server that is dedicated to nothing more than ... Read more » 4 WAN - wide area network A wide-area network (WAN) spans a relatively large geographical area and typically ... Read more » 5 network management Network management refers to the broad subject of managing computer ... Read more » 6 network security A specialized field in computer networking that involves securing a computer network ... Read more » 7 LAN - local-area network A local-area network (LAN) spans a relatively small area. LANs are capable of ... Read more » 8 network virtualization Network virtualization (NV) is using network resources through a logical segmentation ... Read more » 9 network computer A computer with minimal memory, disk storage and processor power designed to connect ... Read more » 10 virtualization-aware networks Virtualization-aware networks are powered by network switches that fully recognize and ... Read more »