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.
adj.
of or pertaining to a network or networking:networking software, a networking system.
any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like:a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
Show Business[Radio and Television.]
Radio and Televisiona 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., esp. over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.:a network of supply depots.
Electricityan arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.
a netting or net.
Telecommunications, Computinga 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.
v.i.
to cultivate people who can be helpful to one professionally, esp. in finding employment or moving to a higher position:His business lunches were taken up with networking.
v.t.
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.
Telecommunicationsto connect to a network.
to distribute widely:We charge a small fee for networking your résumé.
Radio and Televisionto cover with or as if with a network:to network a bay with buoy markers.
Radio and Televisionto organize into a network:to network the state's independent stations.
Radio and Televisionto broadcast (a program) over a radio or television network.