Network connections
I believe the answer is:
nodes
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">network connections</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nodes that I've seen before include "Components in a computer network" , "Bulges or swellings" , "Network intersections" , "Bumps or lumps" , "Knots" .)