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social networking

social networking noun: the interactions among a group of people who share a common interest (a social network); (sometimes specifically) The use of social contacts to network (pursue career advancement, sales, marketing, electioneering, etc).

Noun

social networking (uncountable)

  1. The interactions among a group of people who share a common interest (a social network); (sometimes specifically) The use of social contacts to network (pursue career advancement, sales, marketing, electioneering, etc).
    1. (Internet) Interaction with other people via a social network (app or website), involving internet communities.
      • Should you spend too much time purchasing and installing social networking software and only have 20 percent of your alumni registered, you are wasting your time and money.2008, Don Philabaum, Alumni Online Engagement, →ISBN, page 127
      • As much as possible, avoid the following: • Installing unfamiliar software from shady sources, such as websites you've never heard of or applications posted to forums. • Installing social networking plug-ins.2011, Hart-Davis, iMac Portable Genius, →ISBN
    2. (Internet) Such activity to network and communicate using shared interests, related skills, or geographical location between consumers and businesses.

social networking meaning in Tamil

social networking in Tamil

சமூகப்பிணையம், குமுக உறவு, குமுக உறவாட்டம், சுற்ற உறவாட்டம்

Questions about social networking

What does social networking mean?
Social networking means the interactions among a group of people who share a common interest (a social network); (sometimes specifically) The use of social contacts to network (pursue career advancement, sales, marketing, electioneering, etc).
What is social networking in Tamil?
Social networking in Tamil is சமூகப்பிணையம், குமுக உறவு, குமுக உறவாட்டம். See Social networking meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is social networking?
Social networking is a noun.

Words near social networking in the dictionary

  1. social movement
  2. social movements
  3. social murder
  4. social murders
  5. social network
  6. social networking
  7. social networks
  8. social niceties
  9. social nicety
  10. social notworking
  11. social occasion

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Adapted from Wiktionary: social networking (page history and authors); Social Networking (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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