onboard

Or on-board

[on-bawrd, awn-]

adjective

1. provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle.

   among the ship's many onboard services.

2. installed and functional within a vehicle or electronic device.

   onboard computers for aircraft.

verb (used with object)

Business.

1. to assist and support (a new employee) in developing the skills, knowledge, attitudes, etc., needed to do their job.

2. to interact and exchange information with (a new customer) so as to ensure customer satisfaction, maximize company revenue, etc..

   Part of onboarding new clients involves setting expectations and timelines.

3. to digitize and upload customer data collected offline, typically to improve the results of personalized data-driven marketing.

   The data we onboarded matched existing data online, providing us with better insight into the individual’s purchasing habits.

Word History and Origins

Origin of onboard¹

First recorded in 1965–70; adjective use of adverb phrase on board

Example Sentences

Min Zaw Oo adds that the military has also been "experimenting with gyrocopters, which can reach further targets with heavier payloads and more advanced onboard systems".

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In addition to software, the company has been working on an onboard radar system so its autopilot can see and avoid other aircraft as pilots do.

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This woman, it transpires, is fleeing an unhappy marriage; she invites herself onboard and persuades Jatgeir to run away with her.

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Since most people use the navigation system on their devices through Apple CarPlay anyway, Karma contends, an onboard system would be redundant.

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Eventually, Dickinson and Archie Pearch, his producing partner at Devisio Pictures, convinced the BFI, BBC Film and Tricky Knot to come onboard.

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