networking

[ net-wur-king ]
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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: networking software;a networking brunch.

Origin of networking

1
First recorded in 1935–40; network + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for networking

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

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