abstractnetwork
nounUK /ˈæbstrækt ˈnɛtwɜːk/
US /ˈæbstrækt ˈnɛtwɝːk/
A network is a group of things or people that are connected, and abstract means it is an idea you cannot touch.
The teacher drew an abstract network of circles and lines on the board to show how ideas connect.
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2. A computer system where the links between machines are described as ideas rather than real wires.
Engineers used an abstract network to plan how the computers would talk to each other.
3. A way of showing how thoughts or topics link together without drawing every real detail.
Her notebook showed an abstract network of words about space and planets.
4. A simplified picture of connections used to help people understand a big system.
The museum had an abstract network of lights to show how the city's trains connect.