Node
In general, a node is a localised swelling (a "knot") or a point of intersection (a vertex).
Node may refer to:
- In mathematics
- In computing and electronics
- Node (circuits), a region in an electrical circuit where there is no change in potential
- Node (computer science), the computer representation of a node in a graph, and a basic unit used to build data structures such as linked lists and trees
- Node (networking), an active device attached to a computer network or other telecommunications network, such as a computer or a switch, or a point in a network topology at which lines intersect or branch
- Node (UML), the representation of a computational device in the Unified Modeling Language
- Node.js, a javascript-based programming framework
- In science
- Biology
- Orbital node, the points where an orbit crosses a plane of reference (often divided into ascending and descending)
- Other uses
- Node (physics), a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude
- Node, a stop in a transportation system
- Node Magazine, a literary project based on the novel Spook Country by William Gibson
- Node, a cyborg with a donated human face that is used as a guide in the universe's largest library, in "Silence in the Library" (Doctor Who)
- Node, the pommel-like part of a Chalice where the stem meets the cup, and is used to make elevation easier.
See also