onboarding
Americannoun
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the process of preparing a new employee to do their job and adapt to company culture, by providing information, tools, mentorship, etc.
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the process of digitizing and uploading customer data collected offline, typically to improve the results of personalized data-driven marketing.
The onboarding of our customers’ identifying information will enhance our digital audience profiles.
Etymology
Origin of onboarding
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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However, institutional clients can start the onboarding process immediately, they said.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
One analyst received a scan of the passport of the chief executive of a prominent hedge-fund manager as part of a client onboarding process for a transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Its customers include Deutsche Telekom, which uses ElevenLabs voice agents for customer service, and delivery service Deliveroo, which uses the technology to streamline courier onboarding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
The small, informal team of volunteers spends upwards of 12 hours daily answering calls, matching community members to care, and onboarding the professionals.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
And yet, it also showed that I had accepted a final job offer and that my onboarding status was “EOD”—Entered On Duty, the start of an enlistment period.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
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