internetwork
nounUK /ˌɪntəˈnetwɜːk/
US /ˌɪntərˈnetwɜːrk/
A group of smaller computer networks that are joined together so they can talk to each other.
The internet is the biggest internetwork in the world.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To connect two or more separate computer networks so they can exchange data.
Engineers internetwork the branch offices using secure tunnels.
3. The practice or process of linking multiple networks into one larger system.
Internetwork design is a core topic in networking courses.
4. Any large system formed by joining several smaller independent systems.
The rail internetwork links regional lines into one national service.