onboarding
English meaning: Onboarding
Definition
The process of integrating a new employee or user into an organization or system.
Example
“Their onboarding process includes a week of training and a dedicated mentor for each hire.”
Another example: “A clear onboarding process helps new hires feel confident in their first week.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A noun (and gerund) from business and HR for the process of integrating a new employee, customer or user into a system; common in workplaces and software ('the onboarding process', 'customer onboarding'). Opposite 'offboarding'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the phrase 'on board', extended with '-ing' in human-resources usage from the 1970s onward.
Synonyms
- induction
- orientation
- integration
Antonyms / Opposites
- offboarding
Related Words
Common Collocations
- onboarding process
- employee onboarding
- customer onboarding
- smooth onboarding
- onboarding experience
Word Forms
onboarding (n); onboard (v); onboarded
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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