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 AI data center market has been moving toward “full stack” rack-scale AI servers that incorporate dozens of chips, networking, and software in one server rack.

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In the morning she attended a local networking event, where she collected business cards from marketing professionals and asked for job leads.

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IonQ’s focus on networking could prove to be a practical way to scale up quantum computers and break the technology out of the lab.

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He personally answers hundreds of emails daily to stay in tune with the campus pulse, and encourages students to approach him to practice networking.

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The company offers a variety of products, including optical devices and data networking chips, but its active electrical cables, or AECs, are the largest part of its business.

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Related Words

• give-and-take 
• intersection 
• junction