"onboarding" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: onboardings [plural]
Etymology: From on board + -ing, 1970s American management jargon. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|on board|ing}} on board + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} onboarding (countable and uncountable, plural onboardings)
  1. (In American English): (business) The process of bringing a new employee on board, incorporating training and orientation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Business Synonyms: induction, onstaffing, orientation Translations (Translations): onboarding [masculine] (French), онбо́рдинг (onbórding) [masculine] (Russian), incorporación [feminine] (Spanish), contratación [feminine] (Spanish), integración [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-onboarding-en-noun-brJ9ueuv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19

Verb [English]

Etymology: From on board + -ing, 1970s American management jargon. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|on board|ing}} on board + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} onboarding
  1. present participle and gerund of onboard Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: onboard
    Sense id: en-onboarding-en-verb-0l5BgUgR

Inflected forms

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