"LinkedIn" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Linkedin.wav
Etymology: From link in (“to connect in a useful or meaningful way”). Head templates: {{en-prop}} LinkedIn
  1. (trademark) A social media site focused on career development and professional networking. Derived forms: LinkedIner, LinkedInfluencer Translations (social-networking website): 领英 (lǐngyīng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-LinkedIn-en-name-dEongOGF Categories (other): English trademarks, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 79 21

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Linkedin.wav Forms: LinkedIns [plural]
Etymology: From link in (“to connect in a useful or meaningful way”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} LinkedIn (plural LinkedIns)
  1. (informal) A particular profile on LinkedIn. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-LinkedIn-en-noun-fRbvlwah

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