Network

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Network /ˈnɛtwɜːk/ (n.)
An interconnected bunch of things. A distributed system with all kinds of linear and non-linear interactions.

See also

• Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies
• Code: Version 2.0
• Digital commons
• End-to-end principle
• Systems theory