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social sharing

social sharing noun: the general practice of sharing content from the internet on social media websites or applications.

Noun

social sharing (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, neologism) The general practice of sharing content from the internet on social media websites or applications.
    • mobile technology and social sharing have reshaped the media industry in recent years2012, social sharing, Oxford Dictionaries Online. Oxford University Press.

Origin of social sharing

From social + sharing.

Questions about social sharing

What does social sharing mean?
Social sharing means the general practice of sharing content from the internet on social media websites or applications.
What part of speech is social sharing?
Social sharing is a noun.

Words near social sharing in the dictionary

  1. social secretary
  2. social security
  3. social security number
  4. social security numbers
  5. social services
  6. social sharing
  7. social skills
  8. social smoker
  9. social smokers
  10. social spam
  11. social spams

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