noun
net, network, web
B1
'Netz' (neuter) means 'net' (mesh), 'network' or 'web' (e.g., the internet). Singular: das Netz; plural: die Netze. Genitive singular adds -es: des Netzes; dative plural: den Netzen. Used broadly for physical nets and abstract networks. Regular noun with standard declension forms.
Examples
Nach dem Ausfall des Netzes konnten die Kunden keine Nachrichten mehr senden, sodass sie die Hotline anriefen.
After the network outage, customers could no longer send messages, so they called the hotline.
Die Spinne hat ein neues Netz gesponnen.
The spider spun a new web.
Das Computernetz ermöglicht der Firma schnellen Datentransfer; viele Geräte sind an das Netz angeschlossen.
The computer network lets the company transfer data quickly; many devices are connected to the network.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a fishing net catching fish or a spider web stretched between branches.
Think of the English word 'nets'.
das — imagine a neutral gray net labeled 'DAS' to remember neuter gender.
Notes
Netz can refer to a physical mesh (e.g., spider's web), a technical network, or more abstract networks. In computing contexts Germans also use Netz as short for Internet.