matrix

n 1: a rectangular array of elements set out by rows and columns

2: an enclosure within which something originates or develops

(from the Latin for womb)

3: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn:

{intercellular substance}, {ground substance}]

4: the formative tissue at the base of a nail

5: used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other

relief surface

Matrix

[FidoNet] 1. What the Opus BBS software and sysops call

{FidoNet}.

2. Fanciful term for a {cyberspace} expected to emerge from

current networking experiments (see {network, the}).

3. The totality of present-day computer networks.

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