Definition: net
Source: WordNet (r) 1.7
net
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: nett]
[ant: gross]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
"a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last]
n 1: an interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of
components; "there was a hole in the network where some
of the strands were broken"; "he used a copper frame
with copper meshing" [syn: network, mesh, meshing,
meshwork, reticulation]
2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of
time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
[syn: net income, net profit, lucre, profit, profits,
earnings]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the
playing area in tennis or badminton
6: an open fabric woven together at regular intervals [syn: mesh]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn:
sack, sack up, clear]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
[syn: clear]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: nett]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] 1. To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk. 2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile. And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
Net \Net\, v. i. To form network or netting; to knit.
Net \Net\, a. [F. See Neat clean.] 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.] Her breast all naked as net ivory. --Spenser. 2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.] 3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written nett.] Net tonnage (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.
Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.
Neat \Neat\, a. [Compar. Neater; superl. Neatest.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. Nitid, Net, a., Natty.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. --Law. 2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress. 3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy. ``Our old wine neat.'' --Chapman. 4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief. 5. With all deductions or allowances made; net. Note: [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.] neat line (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed. Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines. Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10)
net 1. <networking> network. 2.network, the. 3. neural network. 4. The top-level domain originally for networks, although it sees heavy use for vanity domains of all types. [Jargon File] (1999-01-26)
net.- <convention, networking, messaging> /net dot/ A prefix used to describe people and events related to Usenet and the Internet. The convention dates from the time before the Great Renaming, when most non-local Usenet newsgroups had names beginning "net.". Includes net.gods, "net.goddesses" (various charismatic net.women with circles of on-line admirers), "net.lurkers" (see lurker), "net.person", "net.parties" (a synonym for boink), and many similar constructs. See also net.police. [Jargon File] (1995-03-21)
Source: V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms December 2001
NET
Network Entity Title
Source: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
net.- /net dot/ pref. [Usenet] Prefix used to describe people and events related to Usenet. From the time before the Great Renaming, when most non-local newsgroups had names beginning `net.'. Includes net.gods, `net.goddesses' (various charismatic net.women with circles of on-line admirers), `net.lurkers' (see lurker), `net.person', `net.parties' (a synonym for boink, sense 2), and many similar constructs. See also net.police.
Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Net
in use among the Hebrews for fishing, hunting, and fowling. The
fishing-net was probably constructed after the form of that used
by the Egyptians (Isa. 19:8). There were three kinds of nets.
(1.) The drag-net or hauling-net (Gr. sagene), of great size,
and requiring many men to work it. It was usually let down from
the fishing-boat, and then drawn to the shore or into the boat,
as circumstances might require (Matt. 13:47, 48). (2.) The
hand-net or casting-net (Gr. amphiblestron), which was thrown
from a rock or a boat at any fish that might be seen (Matt.
4:18; Mark 1:16). It was called by the Latins funda. It was of
circular form, "like the top of a tent." (3.) The bag-net (Gr.
diktyon), used for enclosing fish in deep water (Luke 5:4-9).
The fowling-nets were (1) the trap, consisting of a net spread
over a frame, and supported by a stick in such a way that it
fell with the slightest touch (Amos 3:5, "gin;" Ps. 69:22; Job
18:9; Eccl. 9:12). (2) The snare, consisting of a cord to catch
birds by the leg (Job 18:10; Ps. 18:5; 116:3; 140:5). (3.) The
decoy, a cage filled with birds as decoys (Jer. 5:26, 27).
Hunting-nets were much in use among the Hebrews.
