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

The Risk Of Digital Disinformation Disinformation, misinformation, deception, and traditional propaganda all utilize digital channels and social networks to spread their messages to the public. —Hod Fleishman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

So far, the ad products are, by and large, much less intrusive than ads in many other social networks and seem to be oriented around providing some user value. —Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025

What is Elon Musk’s social network X offering to anyone who completes a perfect bracket? —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Logos of social network Threads, WhatsApp and Facebook are displayed on a personal computer in L’Aquila, Italy, on July 6, 2023. —Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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