networking

[net-wur-king] / ˈnɛtˌwɜr kɪŋ /

NOUN

inside track

Synonyms

STRONGEST

head start

WEAK

commanding lead connections control flying start lead mastery right people winning position

NOUN

interchange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give-and-take intersection junction

STRONG

altering alternation barter change crossfire mesh reciprocation shift trade transposition variation varying

NOUN

intercourse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give-and-take

STRONG

association commerce communion connection contact converse correspondence dealings interchange intercommunication mesh teamwork trade traffic transactions

WEAK

team play

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism disagreement division

WEAK

miscommunication

NOUN

interplay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give-and-take

STRONG

coaction exchange mesh meshing reciprocation reciprocity teamwork transaction

WEAK

team play tit for tat

NOUN

old-boy network

Synonyms

WEAK

Freemasonry age group old-girl network peer group

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The chip maker is also the largest maker of networking chips for the data center.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Broadcom has long been strong in networking chips, another big part of its AI opportunity.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

He just returned from his sophomore year of college and is madly doing all of the networking that you’re suggesting, Matt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Wang pivoted from compute, or computational power and capacity, to another area he’s excited about: connecting the data centers through optical networking, which gets increasingly important as a building gets bigger.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Eventually the argument reaches a fervent pitch and the friend pulls out his pocket Gameboy and his 3 port networking cable.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

networking

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