réseaux
Réseaux is the French term for networks and refers to systems of interconnected entities. A réseau is defined by nodes and the links that connect them. Nodes can be devices, people, cities, or proteins, while edges represent communications, relationships, or physical connections. Networks enable the transfer of information, goods, energy, or influence across distributed environments.
Networks occur across many domains. Computer networks connect devices to share data and resources, with architectures
Key concepts include topology, directionality and weights of connections, and metrics from graph theory such as
Historically, networks emerged with telegraphy and telecommunications, progressed through packet switching, and culminated in the Internet