social network

noun

1

: a network of individuals (such as friends, acquaintances, and coworkers) connected by interpersonal relationships

2

: an online service or site through which people create and maintain interpersonal relationships

And millions of people have become comfortable using smart-phones to share information about themselves, via mobile apps that access social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

—The Economist

Examples of social network in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Such a breakthrough would mean an AI that can carry out most economically productive work, engage with others, do science, build and maintain social networks, conduct politics, and carry out modern warfare. —Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024

Beth went on social networks announcing her newfound relatives. —Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1