biotope networkIntersection of corridors connecting patchy ecological communities. Species survival tends to be higher in patches that have higher connectivity
hydrographic networkThe configuration or arrangement in plan view of the natural stream courses in an area. It is related to local geologic and geomorphologic features and history. Synonym: drainage pattern
municipal heating networkSystem of heating all houses in a urban district from a central source (as from hot springs in Iceland or by cooling water from a power station)
wide area networkA system of interrelated computer and telecommunications devices linking two or more computers separated by a great distance for the exchange of electronic data