Hi Vladimir,

 RC> No.  A node is any person/system that has been given a FidoNet node
 RC> number.

 VD> As I understand: "node is anything who has node number" 
 VD> :-) . So - "a node is the node" :-))) !
 VD> I was ask about term "node" as interpretation 
 VD> dictionary (language, not FIDONET)... And I not get answer yet.

 VD> [...skipped...]

 RC> Does this help at all? :)

 VD> No, it doesn't. :-(

Ok, my Collins English Dictionary has several meanings for the term
"Node". Perhaps the most applicable to Fidonet is -

 "The point on a plant stem from which the leaves or lateral branches
grow". 
So a Node can be "connected" in 2 different ways dependng on the
growth of the network around it. IE -

  1. At the END of a branch (IE a leaf node with uplinks only), 
  2. At a point BETWEEN 2 other nodes (it has both uplinks and downlinks).

Is that what you were looking for?

Cheers...........pk.


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