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networking

[net-wur-king]

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noun

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.

the design, establishment, or utilization of a computer network.

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adjective

of or pertaining to a network or networking: networking software, a networking system.

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Networking is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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Origin:
1935–40; network + -ing¹

Example Sentences

Networking before the pink slip arrives is a measure of the anxiety seeping into nearly every corner of the work world.

Google+ isn't the search giant's first foray into social networking.

Social networking will become a ubiquitous feature of online life.

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Networking before the pink slip arrives is a measure of the anxiety seeping into nearly every corner of the work world.

Google+ isn't the search giant's first foray into social networking.

Social networking will become a ubiquitous feature of online life.

Unplug the network cable and disable any wireless networking.

All the efforts to combine social networking with energy conservation seem to be pulling the plug.

The founder of a new anti-social networking site, however.

Researchers are suggesting that social networking sites might be bad for physical and mental health, especially in children.

Those differences make networking more important, both for the employer and for the prospective employee.

Firms in other technology markets, such as networking and telecoms, might yet be drawn in.

Prior to the eruption, there's little evidence that humans engaged in long-distance networking.

Students from low-income families are finding ways to go online and engage in social networking.

We're placing an open call to the web programming community to create a new social networking framework based on open standards.

Everything is in place for location-based social networking to be the next big thing.

Will maintain ongoing and active networking with internal and external.

Social networking allows people to stay in touch with their friends.

With a remarkable array of communication skills, weaver ants may have perfected social networking.

By networking individuals and their gadgets, urban apps will tell inhabitants what is happening all around them, in real time.

Cement plus heavy-duty networking equals big profits.

Web advertising experts see a myriad of difficulties in making brand advertising work on social networking sites.

Networking with peers in the evenings typically means barely seeing her daughter and her husband, also a graduate.

E-mail, blogging, social networking and tweeting were expected to surge in importance and perhaps to decide the race.

Forum for networking and discussing sustainable ecotourism and adventure travel.

Social networking based on semantic web ideas may lead the way out of centralized social networking"sites".

Phones that integrate closely with social networking sites have been a huge trend with handset makers in the last two years.

With a wink and a flirt, big media companies have developed a full-bore teenage crush on social networking businesses.

They may view that sort of networking as something only done by corporate types.

Many also prefer not to prolong their working day by networking after hours.

To help organize the effort, they are using a social networking iPhone application.

Most stores, networking sites stc require an e-mail account.

Google, the world's largest search company, is formally making its pitch to become a major force in social networking.

LinkedIn's debut illustrates how insiders can get rich in the social networking bonanza.

Start networking with academic advisors in your area.

Twitter is, however, still a good social networking site.

Folkelarm spins around the idea of the benefits of professional networking.

Come up with a protocol for inter-machine communication and networking and start hooking the machines together.

The maker of networking gear plans to edge its way into the consumer market, with co-branded modems and home-use devices.

Cartier is one of the first luxury brands to hang out its shingle on a social networking site.

It will also sponsor annual conferences and a set of networking resources designed to accelerate development and deployment.

We establish partnerships through networking and careful communication.

Billions, potentially, as global networking finds its stride.

Firings and reprimands over postings to social networking sites have become commonplace over the last year.

Technology entrepreneurs are starting a host of new social networking sites aimed at baby boomers.

One of the many things that academics need to do but are seldom trained for in graduate school is networking.

But all that aside, the social networking sites have become a safe-haven for bad behavior and mob mentality.

Trying to address concerns over the safety of its younger users, the online networking company rewrites the rules of engagement.

Facebook sues the start-up social networking portal for accessing its site without authorization.

The social networking service hasn't exactly been free from criticism over the choices it has made with regard to user privacy.

They did so willingly to expand towards the leading edge of information and networking.

The evil popular thing this time around is social networking.

Networking is the art of making and utilizing contacts.

They are the way the world is networking and communicating.

Innovations in networking technology have also played a huge role in pushing down prices.

The goal of networking is to create a pool of people and information that can directly increase the quality of.

In the old days, business networking happened after hours over a highball or two.

With the help of social networking tools, he has cut down sharply on his daily e-mail.

Kennedy found his latest job through a social networking e-mail invitation.

Turns out your bosses don't want you updating your social networking page at the office.

The newest world of business networking is not the golf course, the power breakfast or the alumni reunion.

Hughes closer to the center of the social networking phenomenon, not farther away.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.

Radio and Television.

a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so that the same program can be broadcast or telecast by all.

a company or organization that provides programs to be broadcast over these stations: She was hired by the network as program coordinator.

a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., especially over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.: a network of supply depots.

Electricity. an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.

a netting or net.

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Telecommunications, Computers. a system containing any combination of computers, computer terminals, printers, audio or visual display devices, or telephones interconnected by telecommunication equipment or cables: used to transmit or receive information.

an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates.

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verb (used without object)

to cultivate people who can be helpful to one professionally, especially in finding employment or moving to a higher position: His business lunches were taken up with networking.

verb (used with object)

to place (as a program from a local radio or television station) in or on a network: The station will try to network the local cooking show.

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to connect to a network.

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to distribute widely: We charge a small fee for networking your résumé.

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to cover with or as if with a network: to network a bay with buoy markers.

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to organize into a network: to network the state's independent stations.

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to broadcast (a program) over a radio or television network.

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Origin:
1550–60; 1910–15 for def. 2; net¹ + work

Related forms

net·work·er, noun

non·net·work, adjective

sub·net·work, noun

su·per·net·work, noun

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World English Dictionary

networking (ˈnɛtˌwɜːkɪŋ)

—n
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

—*adj*
3.	of or for networking: networking systems

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Word Origin & History

network

"net-like arrangement of threads, wires, etc.," 1560, from net (n.) + work (n.). Extended sense of "any complex, interlocking system" is from 1839 (orig. in ref. to transport by rivers, canals, and railways). Meaning "broadcasting system of multiple

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transmitters" is from 1914; sense of "interconnected group of people" is from 1947. The verb, in ref. to computers, is from 1972; in ref. to persons, it is attested from 1980s.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

network net·work (nět'wûrk')
n.

A fabric or structure in which cords, threads, or wires cross at regular intervals.
A body structure resembling such a fabric or structure.

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Science Dictionary

network

(nět'wûrk') Pronunciation Key
A system of computers and peripherals, such as printers, that are linked together. A network can consist of as few as two computers connected with cables or millions of computers that are spread over a large geographical area and are connected by telephone lines, fiberoptic cables, or radio waves. The Internet is an example of very large network. See more at LAN , WAN.

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Cultural Dictionary

network definition

A system of computers that are joined together so that they can communicate by exchanging information and sharing resources. (See Internet and lan.)

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Computing Dictionary