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| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. [1/2 definitions] |
| internet |
the world's largest computer network, which is made of millions of computers that are linked together. Some parts of the internet are the World Wide Web, electronic mail, and chat rooms. |
| maze |
a complicated network of paths or passages between high walls or thick hedges which are often designed to confuse those who travel through them. |
| network |
to create a network in or for. [1/5 definitions] |
| newsgroup |
a discussion group on a computer network such as the Internet in which people leave messages for each other on topics they are all interested in. |
| online |
connected to or reached through a computer or computer network. [2 definitions] |
| racket2 |
an object used to hit the ball in tennis and similar sports. It is made of a round or oval frame with a network of tightly laced strings and a long handle. |
| upload |
to send information from a smaller computer to a larger computer or computer network. [2 definitions] |
| web |
any network that is like woven material. [1/5 definitions] |
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