How to say network but not internet Could I use 网形成 to describe a "network" of things with arrows going between them, like this?


Does that sound right?

Dictionaries give 网络 for "network."  But it seems to me that today 网络 mostly means the internet so it is not a good word for this.  Am I wrong about that?

Another possiblity would be just 网.  But I am not sure how that would sound to people.

In fact this is for an article on mathematical category theory. Google search shows that when Chinese language websites on category theory use  网络 they normally do use it for the internet, and not to describe networks of arrows
"Network" means 网状组织.

You can simply use only 网. For example,

television networks 电视网
a communications network 通讯网
a defense network 防卫网
an intelligence network 情报网
a network of railroads 铁路网
networks of arrows 箭头网; 箭号网