nˈoʊdz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ɹˈiːəl pˈiːpəl, tˈɪpɪkli ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz, ɡɹˈuːps ʌv ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐ bˈɪznəs jˈuːnɪt ɔːɹ ˈæɡɹɪɡˌeɪts ʌv ɡɹˈuːps sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐ tˈaɪp ʌv bˈɪznəs ɪn ɐn ˈɪndʌstɹi nˈɛtwɜːk.
Nodes represent real people, typically individuals, groups of individuals such as a business unit or aggregates of groups such as a type of business in an industry network.