node
noun /nəʊd/
/nəʊd/
- (biology) a place on the stem of a plant from which a branch or leaf grows
- (biology) a small swelling (= an area that is larger and rounder than normal) on a root or branch
- a point at which two lines or systems meet or cross
- a network node
- (computing) a piece of equipment such as a computer, that is attached to a network
- (anatomy) a small hard mass of tissue, especially near a joint in the human body
- a lymph node
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a knotty swelling or a protuberance): from Latin nodus ‘knot’.