How to say "network" in Japanese

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  • ネットCommon
    nounAn abbreviation; on its own it virtually always means the internet. Typical context: talking about going online — searching, shopping, or posting — rather than about networks in a broader sense.
  • nounThe full loanword, covering 'network' in its general senses: linked computers, and webs of connected people, companies, or organizations. Use it whenever you mean a network as such, not just being online.
    ネットワーク誌し11月がつ号ごうに掲載けいさいされていたあなたのレポートを70部ぶコピーし、私どもの代理店だいりてんに配くばってよろしいですか。↗
    Is it possible to reproduce 70 copies of your report which appeared in the November issue of The Network and distribute them to our agents?

「ネットワーク」 covers 'network' in its general senses, from linked computers to connected people and organizations, while 「ネット」 is an abbreviation that in practice means the internet — use it only when you mean being online.

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