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to federate

to federate

1 7.9
To connect a server or account so it can share data with other systems
  • verb
  • /ˈfɛdəˌreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : federar
  • I am trying to federate with OpenFire XMPP Server, after configuring the External Access Information as well as Federated domain info.
  • federated search

Examples

  • Are we able to federate with others without a reverse proxy?

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  • Also, keep in mind that if you are federating with an OCS 2007/R2 environment, you will need the 50,000-59,999 range open (this isn't a requirement if the other end is Lync and your environment is Lync).

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  • You will still need to use public IPs to federate with other companies, though.

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  • Hi Kevin, I have managed to get Lync federated to MSN/Live fine, but I still have an issue with federation to other companies. One thing I have noticed on the federation to Live/MSN is that I can't seem to get video or file transfers to work, but all this functionality works fine from a computer outside of the company.

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  • To allow for easier sharing of resources, we need to federate our systems with the main server.

  • The IT department worked hard to federate our accounts across different platforms to improve communication.

  • Before we can enable cross-domain access, we must federate the service with our authentication servers.

Antonyms

to isolate
256 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

How Connected

to integrate
179 4.1
to federate
  • Specialized
1 7.9
to connect
445 2.7
to isolate
256 4.2

Surface Forms

federate infinitive
federated past
federated past participle
federating present participle
federates third person singular

Morphology

federate = federation (transparent) = feder + ate

The computing sense is a domain-specific extension of 'join into a federation' and is formed from the same base idea plus '-ate'.

Etymology

Federate in computing uses the same root foedus 'treaty' or 'league' as federal and federation, so a helpful image is systems forming a 'league' to work together. To federate a service means to set it up to join other services by agreement so they can share data and users across domains.