Node (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. a centering point of component parts: The electrical connections all ran through a central node.
  2. a knot, protuberance, or knob: protruding nodes on a bicycle seat.
  3. a knotlike mass of tissue: lymph node.
  4. a circumscribed swelling.
  5. Botany.
    • a joint in a stem.
    • a part of a stem that normally bears a leaf.
  6. Computers.
    • a connection point in a network that is a processing device with an assigned address, as a router, computer terminal, peripheral device, or mobile device: nodes on the internet;In a well-designed network, the failure of one computer node does not cause a failure in the network.
    • a data point or cluster within a tree or other information structure, as defined by its relationship to another data point or cluster: The directory node governs several constituent files.The nodes in an artificial neural network are connected to each other to send and receive information, much like the neurons of the human brain.
  7. knot1 (def. 12).
  8. a point on a curve or surface at which there can be more than one tangent line or tangent plane.
  9. a point, line, or region in a standing wave at which there is relatively little or no vibration.
  10. either of the two points at which the orbit of a heavenly body intersects a given plane, especially the plane of the ecliptic or of the celestial equator.
  11. an element of a tree diagram that represents a constituent of a linguistic construction.
  12. nodal point.
  13. panel point.
  14. nodus.
noun
  1. a knot, swelling, or knob
  2. the point on a plant stem from which the leaves or lateral branches grow
  3. a point at which the amplitude of one of the two kinds of displacement in a standing wave has zero or minimum value. Generally the other kind of displacement has its maximum value at this point
  4. a point at which two branches of a curve intersect, each branch having a distinct tangent
  5. one of the objects of which a graph or a tree consists; vertex
  6. either of the two points at which the orbit of a body intersects the plane of the ecliptic. When the body moves from the south to the north side of the ecliptic, it passes the ascending node; moving from the north to the south side, it passes the descending node
  7. anatomy
    • any natural bulge or swelling of a structure or part, such as those that occur along the course of a lymphatic vessel (lymph node)
    • a finger joint or knuckle
  8. an interconnection point on a computer network
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