backbone of a network

backbone Noun

— The backbone is the bones in a person's or animal's back. — or If you have backbone, you do not back down easily. You stand up for yourself. If you had any backbone you wouldn't let people tell you what to do all the time. — The backbone of something is what holds it together or makes it strong. Customer service is the backbone of our business.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

network Noun

— A network is a group of connections between a number of points. Electronic systems control the busiest parts of the rail network. This is the first national TV network that is 100% sports. We conduct much of our overseas banking business through a network of some 3,500 worldwide branches. You can connect to the Internet through a wireless local network system. I don't have a good social network in my new job.

network Verb

— If you network, you make or use social connections, usually for business purposes. I spent most of my time at the conferences networking with other sales people.