junction vs network

junction

noun
  • A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts. 

  • A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet. 

  • A place where two or more railways or railroads meet. 

  • The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals. 

  • The act of joining, or the state of being joined. 

  • The place where a distributary departs from the main stream. 

  • In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values connected by an operator. 

  • electrical junction: a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact. 

  • A kind of symbolic link to a directory. 

verb
  • To form a junction. 

network

noun
  • A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company. 

  • Any interconnected group or system 

  • Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information 

  • A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals. 

  • A directory of people maintained for their advancement 

verb
  • To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time. 

  • To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices. 

  • To interconnect a group or system. 

  • To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement. 

How often have the words junction and network occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )