ONBOARD Definition & Meaning

onboard

Or on-board

[on-bawrd, awn-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle.
among the ship's many onboard services.
installed and functional within a vehicle or electronic device.
onboard computers for aircraft.

verb (used with object)

Business.

to assist and support (a new employee) in developing the skills, knowledge, attitudes, etc., needed to do their job.
to interact and exchange information with (a new customer) so as to ensure customer satisfaction, maximize company revenue, etc..
Part of onboarding new clients involves setting expectations and timelines.
to digitize and upload customer data collected offline, typically to improve the results of personalized data-driven marketing.
The data we onboarded matched existing data online, providing us with better insight into the individual’s purchasing habits.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of onboard¹

First recorded in 1965–70; adjective use of adverb phrase on board

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Mr Ramesh's brother, Ajay, was also onboard the plane.

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Thursday's disaster killed 241 people onboard and more on the ground.

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Footage on Tuesday showed MV Wan Hai 503 emitting large plumes of smoke as the Indian Navy and Coast Guard tried to extinguish the fire onboard.

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But there has been a growing recognition of the need to reverse this, with even the Green Party coming onboard a recent vote to lift restrictions on Germany's defence spending.

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ScotRail recently introduced a synthetic Scottish voice to make onboard announcements in place of pre-recorded human announcers.

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on bended knee on board

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