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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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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