NETWORKING
Verb
networking
present participle of network
Noun
networking (uncountable)
The use of computer networks.
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
Source: Wiktionary
NETWORK
Net"work`, n.
1. A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at
certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus
leaving spaces or meshes between them.
2. Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the
fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition