Node

In general, a node is a localized swelling (a "knot") or a point of intersection (a vertex).

Node may refer to:

In mathematics

In science and engineering

Astronomy

Biology

  • Lymph node, an immune system organ used to store white blood cells
  • Node of Ranvier, periodic gaps in the insulating myelin sheaths of myelinated axons
  • Sinoatrial node and atrioventricular node, specialized tissues in the heart responsible for initiating and coordinating the heartbeat
  • Primitive node is the organizer tissue for gastrulation in vertebrates.
  • The place on a plant stem where a leaf is attached
  • In Cladistics, a shared ancestor (also see Clade)

Computing and electronics

  • Node (networking), a point of connection in a communication network
  • An entity in a mesh network
  • Node (circuits), a region in an electrical circuit where there is no change in potential
  • Node (computer science), a basic unit used to build data structures
  • Goal node (computer science), a node in a graph that meets defined criteria for success or termination
  • Node (UML), the representation of a computational device in the Unified Modeling Language
  • Node.js, a JavaScript-based, cross-platform runtime environment
  • NodeB, hardware that is connected to the mobile phone network
  • NODE, a wireless handheld sensor for smart devices
  • Node, a shorthand used to designate a semiconductor fabrication process

Linguistics

  • Node (linguistics), a branch point in the Tree model, or Node Theory, of language evolution

Physics

  • Node (physics), a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude

Space Stations

  • Node 1, one of the first modules of the International Space Station
  • Node 2, module of the International Space Station
  • Node 3, a module of the International Space Station with the Cupola
  • Node 4, a proposed module of the International Space Station
  • Docking Compartment, a planned module of the International Space Station

In music

Other uses

gollark: SolarFlame: it kills people who are too close.
gollark: It has less than modem, even.
gollark: Not really.
gollark: I know it's not actually for security, but that is *not obvious*.
gollark: People *often* think "I'll set up ID filtering, that'll be secure".

See also

  • Nodal (disambiguation)
  • Nodule (disambiguation)
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