NETWORK TOPOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does network topology mean? 

• NETWORK TOPOLOGY (noun)
  The noun NETWORK TOPOLOGY has 1 sense:

1. the configuration of a communication network

  Familiarity information: NETWORK TOPOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NETWORK TOPOLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The configuration of a communication network

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

network topology; topology

Hypernyms ("network topology" is a kind of...):

configuration; constellation (an arrangement of parts or elements)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network topology"):

bus; bus topology (the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar)

loop; loop topology (the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component)

star; star topology (the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub)

mesh; mesh topology (the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component)

physical topology (the appearance of the network)

logical topology (the way the network works)

 Context examples 

The Computer Service Shared Resource provides Cancer Center members with the technical support related to computer issues: desktop computer assistance, upgrades, hardware and software related problems, problems maintenance of file/mail/Internet servers, security and backup systems, computer purchase assistance, network topology, operations management, data base administration, Web site development.

(Computer Service Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)