Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Netting}.]
   1. To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to
      net silk.

   2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

            And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

Net \Net\, v. i.
   To form network or netting; to knit.

Net \Net\, a. [F. See {Neat} clean.]
   1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]

            Her breast all naked as net ivory.    --Spenser.

   2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated;
      neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]

   3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter,
      as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges,
      deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight,
      etc. [Less properly written {nett}.]

   {Net tonnage} (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a
      deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow
      space for crew, machinery, etc.

Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Netting}.]
   To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand
   dollars by the operation.

Source : WordNet®

Net
     n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of
          computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols
          to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: {Internet},
           {cyberspace}]
     2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
     3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of
        time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
        [syn: {net income}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits},
         {earnings}]
     4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
     5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the
        playing area in tennis or badminton
     6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at
        regular intervals [syn: {network}, {mesh}, {meshing}, {meshwork}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

net
     
        1.  {network}.
     
        2.  {network, the}.
     
        3.  {neural network}.
     
        4.  The {top-level domain} originally for
        networks, although it sees heavy use for {vanity domains} of
        all types.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1999-01-26)

net.-
     
         /net dot/ A prefix used to
        describe people and events related to {Usenet} and the
        {Internet}.  The convention dates from the time before the
        {Great Renaming}, when most non-local {Usenet} newsgroups had
        names beginning "net.".  Includes {net.god}s, "net.goddesses"
        (various charismatic net.women with circles of on-line
        admirers), "net.lurkers" (see {lurker}), "net.person",
        "net.parties" (a synonym for {boink}), and many similar
        constructs.
     
        See also {net.police}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1995-03-21)