borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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bridge »
A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
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bush telegraph »
A gossip network.
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good old boy »
A male friend or chum, especially a schoolmate; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow.
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it's not what you know but who you know »
For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you know
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jungle telegraph »
A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization.
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ring out »
To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.
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rumor mill »
A group or network of persons who originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.
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timeserver »
A device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.
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