Node

Our team captured the forward node.

Ziri chopped the vine off close to the leaf node.

Scientists created a natural pacemaker in experiments with pigs with a malfunctioning sinoatrial node, which regulates heartbeat.

Because of the three node nesting, no single computer in the Tor network knows either the ultimate source or destination of the traffic, or even the other computer’s encryption keys, shielding users identities.

That's the mission of the Plant Genetic Resources Unit in Geneva, New York. It's one node in a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded network of "seed banks" that holds a vast collection of plant materials. The main federal seed bank, in Fort Collins, Colorado, houses a half million seeds all by itself.