networking

noun

net·​work·​ing ˈnet-ˌwər-kiŋ 

1

: the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions

specifically : the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business

… networking remains the No. 1 cause of job attainment …

—Hal Lancaster

2

: the establishment or use of a computer network

He has extensive experience in computer networking and information security.

Examples of networking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Much of that preparation included intensive networking and volunteering to mentor university students in STEM education. —Philip Samson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

The Writers Guild of Great Britain will also co-host a networking event at the festival for industry passholders. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025

Recognized as the most influential week in Latin music, the event — taking place Oct. 20 to 24 at Fillmore Miami Beach — will once again host panels, marquee conversations, roundtables, networking and activations, in addition to its celebrated Billboard En Vivo showcases. —Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025

This system used early computers and data networking to communicate about that mythical Soviet air attack, and without explicit knowledge, beyond the purview of consent, Pynchon knew that Americans of the 1960s were being enclosed in a vast, dangerous, inhuman, technological system. —Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing networking

• social networking

Rhymes for networking

• hardworking
• nonworking
• reworking
• woodworking
• clerking
• jerking
• lurking
• shirking
• smirking
• working
• interworking
• metalworking