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1. A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.

2. The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.

3. A leaf node.

4. A computer or other device attached to a network.