/ English Dictionary

NETWORK TOPOLOGY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The configuration of a communication network

Synonyms:

network topology; topology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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)

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