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A network that is not functioning.

notwork - /not'werk/ A network, when it is acting flaky or is down. Compare nyetwork. Said at IBM to have originally referred to a particular period of flakiness on IBM's VNET corporate network ca. 1988; but there are independent reports of the term from elsewhere.

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While electricians will often blindly follow installation instructions, if the plans are developed from another building's life safety system, they will notwork properly in your building.

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