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Netz

Pronunciation: /nɛt͡s/

“Netz” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
  2. network; grid (a system, often interconnected, that covers a certain area)
  3. signal (connection to a network)
  4. the internet

Etymology

From Middle High German netze, from Old High German nezzi, from Proto-West Germanic *nati. Akin to Dutch net, Low German Nett, English net, Danish net, Swedish nät.

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