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interworking

interworking

6.2
The process of different systems or devices working together
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈwɜrkɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : interoperabilidad
  • The interworking of various departments in the organization ensures efficient project completion.

Examples

  • Focusing on the interworkings of scribes and readers around a particular manuscript copied in Castile during the fourteenth century, I will emphasize the importance of attending to the social foundations of textual generation and meaning.

    Academic text (2004)
  • And as a result, the Weberian interworking of religious convictions and practical actions, the impartibility of belief and behavior, tends to be lost sight of: the two get separated out again, as "factors," "variables," "determinants," or whatnot.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It is wonderful when those from other countries believe they have a grasp on the interworking of our country, but cannot seem to express their understanding in intelligent conversation.

    Blog text (5)
  • A more nuanced sociological view of youth cultures and youth politics is provided by Michael Cross, who neatly turns the debate away from what is "lost" about today's youth to what is produced by youth through the complex interworkings of generation, class, and culture.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Wrestling with racism, Blackness, and personal hardship, Hip Hop groups, Slaughterhouse in particular, provide a fertile locus for examining the interworking of language as it relates to race, music, and history.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The interworking of different software applications allows them to share data seamlessly.

  • Understanding the interworking of the human brain and the nervous system is essential for medical professionals.

Synonyms

networking
vsinterworking
  • Specialized
20 3.5

Connecting computers and devices so they can share information

is about systems cooperating in action not just making connections
interoperability
vsinterworking
  • Specialized
8 6.5

Different computers or devices work together and share data

is the active process that causes systems to operate together smoothly
interconnection
vsinterworking
7 4.4

A group of things linked so they work together and change each other

focuses on making connections actually operate together rather than just linking
interconnectivity
vsinterworking
  • Specialized
2 6.3

A connection between systems that lets them share information

is the process that makes those connections work together effectively
internetworking
vsinterworking
  • Specialized
4.2

A way of joining computer networks so they share information

covers working across systems beyond only linking networks for sharing
intercommunication
vsinterworking
6.2

A way for people, groups, or systems to share information with each other

emphasizes cooperative functioning beyond mere information exchange
interexchange
vsinterworking
  • Specialized
7.7

A system that lets different companies share information or money

is more about working together overall than only swapping resources

Antonyms

76 6.1

A problem in the way a body part, system, or group works

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

How Well

interworking
  • Specialized
6.2
integration
47 4.0
interoperability
  • Specialized
8 6.5
compatibility
29 4.0

Surface Forms

interworking singular
interworkings plural

Morphology

interworking = interwork (transparent) = inter + work + ing

Derived as the gerund/nominalization of 'interwork' (inter- + work), producing a process noun meaning 'the process of working together'.

Etymology

Interworking comes from the parts inter- 'between' and work 'to do a job'. A helpful way to remember the noun sense is to think of the 'working between' things — the process where different systems or devices operate together.