subgraph
/ˈsʌbɡrɑːf/Definitions
1. noun
A subgraph of a graph or network, being a subset of the nodes and edges.
“The researcher analyzed the subgraph of the social network to identify influential users.”
2. noun
A subset of an object or relation, often used in databases or computational complexity theory.
“The database query returned a subgraph of the complex schema.”
3. verb
To extract or create a subgraph from a larger graph or network.
“The algorithm can subgraph the entire network to find the shortest path.”