noun
node
nohd
noun
1
A device connected to a computer network, such as a server or workstation.
"Each node on the network reported its status back to the server."
2
A point in a data structure, graph, or tree where branches meet or connect.
"Each node in the tree structure points to its child elements."
3
A small lump, knot, or swelling, including in medical or biological contexts.
"The doctor felt for swollen lymph nodes in his neck."
4
In physics, a point on a standing wave where the amplitude is at a minimum.
"The nodes on the vibrating string stayed perfectly still."
How to Use Node
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA connecting point — in a network, a data structure, the body, or a wave.
Common pairings
network node
lymph node
root node
child node
Word Forms
nodes plural
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Etymology
From Latin nōdus ("knot"), also the source of "knot" and "nodus."