node

Noun

• (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

• any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part

• the source of lymph and lymphocytes

• (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane

• (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system

• (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

• any thickened enlargement

• a connecting point at which several lines come together

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  client , guest , lymph node , lymph gland , leaf node , knob , thickening