social network
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social network
noun social networks
- A network of personal or business contacts, built and updated by social networking (human interactions of all types); (now especially, since 2000s) such a network as facilitated by the Internet via social networking (digital services that aid it). The social network of interest in this volume is the personal social network that is centered on a particular child. Definitions of social network draw attention to the ties or linkages that connect individuals (and sometimes groups or institutions)—linkages that can be conduits for diverse resource
- A service allowing users to manage and interact with their network of friends or contacts on the Internet. (Called a social network application in precise usage that reserves social network to its original sense.) The trends in recent years have focussed on online social networks, in which the social network is enabled as an internet application. Some examples of such networks are Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace.
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noun network of personal or business contacts
| Español | red social |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사회 연결망 sahoe yeon'gyeolmang, 소셜 네트워크 sosyeol neteuwokeu |
| 日本語 | 社会的ネットワーク shakaiteki nettowāku, 社会ネットワーク shakai nettowāku, ソーシャルネットワーク sōsharu nettowāku |
| 中文 | 社會網絡 /社会网络 shèhuì wǎngluò |
| हिन्दी | सोशल नेटवर्क sośal neṭvark, सामाजिक जालक्रम sāmājik jālakram |
| Kiswahili | mtandao wa pamoja |
| Português | rede social |
| Français | réseau social |
| Deutsch | soziales Netzwerk, Social Network |
| Italiano | social network, rete sociale |
| Ελληνικά | κοινωνικό δίκτυο koinonikó díktyo |
| Română | rețea socială |
| Русский | социа́льная сеть sociálʹnaja setʹ, соцсе́ть socsétʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mạng lưới xã hội |
| العربية | شَبَكَة اِجْتِمَاعِيَّة šabaka ijtimāʕiyya |
| עברית | רֶשֶׁת חֶבְרָתִית réshet khevratít |
noun social network service on the Internet
| Español | red social |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mtandao wa kijamii |
| Português | rede social |
| Français | réseau social |
| Deutsch | Social Network, soziales Netzwerk |
| Italiano | social network, rete sociale |
| Русский | социа́льная сеть sociálʹnaja setʹ, соцсе́ть socsétʹ |
Talk about this word "social network." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/social%20network. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. social network. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/social%20network "social network." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/social%20network.Cite this
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title = {social network},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/social%20network},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
