Network n. : A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.

Network n. : Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.

Example:
I set up a wireless Network and now it is showing up with multiple listings?

Taxonomy
computer network, LANs, Internet, the network, ports, networks, routers, local area networks, wireless LANs, extranet, hubs, VPN, internetwork, cable, campus area network, wide area network, metropolitan area network, Network topology.

Defination from the web:
network. Contents. 1 Introduction ... A computer network allows computers to communicate with many other and to share resources and information. ...