Network and Shell

Network

Network noun - A fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals.

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Shell and network are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Network".

Nearby Words: networked, networking

Shell noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.

Usage example: workers at the shipyard have thus far erected the shell of the ship

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Network and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Network" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

similar	similar network	similar shell
single	single network	single shell
small	small network	small shell
entire	entire network	entire shell
Other adjectives: massive, large, huge, new, abandoned, classic, different, giant.

Ghost in the Shell Public Security Section 9 has the IR system, apparently a network of cameras and vehicle tracking systems that cover the cities of Japan.

Source: Sinister Surveillance
Major theme of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, series 1 and 2, as a natural result of an interconnected cybernetic information network.

Source: Assimilation Plot
In the Battle Network continuity, the NetNavis of the Internet seem to have free will and consciousness, and by the sixth game they can even enter the real world with the help of a special robot shell.

Source: Ridiculously Human Robots / Video Games

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