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to negotiate

to negotiate

1 6.1
Agree automatically on shared settings when two systems connect
  • verb
  • /nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : negociar
  • The two systems can negotiate the best configuration for optimal communication during the handshake.
  • negotiate with a computer

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • To establish a stable link, the servers need to negotiate compatible protocols effectively.

Synonyms

to reach an agreement
vsto negotiate
35 3.0

Decide together after talking about the terms

is an automatic technical process that sets protocols during connection setup

How Automated

to negotiate
  • Specialized
1 6.1
to configure
47 5.2

Surface Forms

negotiate infinitive
negotiated past
negotiated past participle
negotiating present participle
negotiates third person singular

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.