ALL meanings of networking
net·work·ing
N n - abbreviation Technical meaning of NETWORKING network 3
- noun Definition of networking in Technology (networking) Hardware and software data communication systems. The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of partitioning any computer network into independent modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application) layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these layers. Networks are often also classified according to their geographical extent: local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and also according to the protocols used. See BITNET, Ethernet, Internet, Novell, PSTN, network, the. 1
- noun networking Present participle of network. 1
- noun networking any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city. 1
- noun networking 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. 1
- noun networking 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. 1
- noun networking an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates. 1
- noun networking 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. 1
- noun networking Electricity. an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire. 1
- noun networking a netting or net. 1
- adjective networking of or relating to a network or networking: networking software, a networking system. 1
- verb without object networking 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. 1
- verb with object networking 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. 1
- verb with object networking to connect to a network. 1
- verb with object networking to distribute widely: We charge a small fee for networking your résumé. 1
- verb with object networking to cover with or as if with a network: to network a bay with buoy markers. 1
- verb with object networking to organize into a network: to network the state's independent stations. 1
- verb with object networking to broadcast (a program) over a radio or television network. 1
- noun networking computing: using network 1
- noun networking social: using contacts 1
- uncountable noun networking Networking is the process of trying to meet new people who might be useful to you in your job, often through social activities. 0
- uncountable noun networking You can refer to the things associated with a computer system or the process of establishing such a system as networking. 0
- noun networking 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 0
- noun networking forming business connections and contacts through informal social meetings 0
- adjective networking of or for networking 0
- noun networking the developing of contacts or exchanging of information with others in an informal network, as to further a career 0
- noun networking the interconnection, as over communication lines, of computer systems 0