An interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of components

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion an arrangement resembling a net or network; "the reticulation of a leaf"; "the reticulation of a photographic emulsion"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, noun of action or state from reticulate (v.).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reticulation \Re*tic`u*la"tion\, n. The quality or state of being reticulated, or netlike; that which is reticulated; network; an organization resembling a net. The particular net you occupy in the great reticulation. --Carlyle.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In biology , a reticulation of a single-access identification key connects different branches of the identification tree to improve error tolerance and identification success. In a reticulated key multiple paths lead to the same result; the tree data structure ...