to negotiate
- verb
- /nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪt/
- Specialized
- The two systems can negotiate the best configuration for optimal communication during the handshake.
- negotiate with a computer
Examples
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The third type allows a more flexible interaction, with more sophisticated search and model-building programs, so that the user and system can negotiate jointly for solutions.
Academic text (1991) -
During slack periods of traffic, the service node negotiates with other nodes en route to the destination to allocate the appropriate bandwidth, then transports the data.
Academic text (2000) -
Use it to communicate with them directly and help them negotiate your system.
Academic text (2012) -
States also need a continual flow of information and the ability to negotiate constantly with the private sector.
Academic text (1997) -
So instead what you do and at this, and it is right, instead what you do is you negotiate a set of keys with each server.
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Most computers, such as Crane's slate, were virtual machines, negotiating through the Internet for the loan of memory and processing power from hundreds of sites.
Fiction book (1999) -
During the connection setup, devices must negotiate security parameters to ensure data safety.
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To establish a stable link, the servers need to negotiate compatible protocols effectively.
Synonyms
Decide together after talking about the terms
How Automated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Negotiate comes from the Latin parts ne- 'not' and otium 'leisure', meaning 'business'. In computing, when two systems negotiate settings they are like people making a deal: they 'do business' together to agree on the terms.