node Meaning and Definition
1. n. (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
2. n. any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
3. n. the source of lymph and lymphocytes
4. n. (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
5. n. (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
6. n. any thickened enlargement
7. n. a connecting point at which several lines come together
In general, a node is a localised swelling (a "knot") or a point of intersection (a vertex).
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