networking

[ net-wur-king ]

noun

1. a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest:

   Working mothers in the community use networking to help themselves manage successfully.

2. Digital Technology. the design, establishment, or utilization of a computer network.

adjective

1. of or relating to a network or networking: a networking brunch.

   networking software;

   a networking brunch.

networking

/ ˈnɛtˌwɜːkɪŋ /

noun

1. computing the interconnection of two or more networks in different places, as in working at home with a link to a central computer in an office
2. forming business connections and contacts through informal social meetings

adjective

1. of or for networking

   networking systems

Word History and Origins

Origin of networking¹

First recorded in 1935–40; network + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The connections formed through networking give entrepreneurs the best chance at growing and scaling their companies.

From Essence.com

As with remote work, the geographical boundaries are not a concern anymore for finding vendors or connecting with peers, which leaves a lot of room for creativity in designing new networking processes.

From Search Engine Land

However, social networking sites—even news websites—will remain out of bounds completely.

From MIT Technology Review

Our event will kick off with a short group discussion and then will transition to virtual guided networking between mentors and mentees.

From ProPublica

The social networking giant sees big opportunity in becoming India’s digital tether between SMBs and consumers.

From Search Engine Land

It also found that as age increases, self-disclosure on social networking sites decreases.

From The Daily Beast

And she will—naturally—continue to raise all the awareness possible with the help of her preferred social-networking service.

From The Daily Beast

In February, the social networking service launched a local-language Chinese site.

From The Daily Beast

Separatists had previously denounced the nationwide election in speeches and on their social networking site.

From The Daily Beast

One young Facebook user was arrested for sending an “offensive, indecent or menacing message” on the social networking site.

From The Daily Beast

Augmented by worldwide networking, this pragmatics has become global in scope.

From Project Gutenberg

Networking must also be supported by communications technologies.

From Project Gutenberg

As rudimentary as it still is, networking excludes everything that is not fast- paced and to the point.

From Project Gutenberg

Networking, at many levels and in many ways, is related to the characteristics of our pragmatic framework.

From Project Gutenberg

On the increasingly rewarding practical experiences of networking, literacy is challenged by transitory, partial literacies.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• give-and-take
• intersection
• junction