A fundamental unit of data structures which can be labeled and which can have data stored in it.
— Computer ScienceFor local area networks (LANs), a device that is connected to the network and is capable of communicating with other network devices.
— Computer ScienceFor failover clusters or server clusters, a computer system that is an active or inactive member of the cluster.
— Computer ScienceA collection of modems that provide local access to a system. When you dial your local access number, you are dialing into a generally local node which then connects you to the main ISP system.
— Computer Sciencea single station on a network.
— Computer Science