(Internet, neologism) The general practice of sharing content from the internet on social media websites or applications.

plural of sharing economy

(cryptography) Any method for distributing a secret amongst a group of participants, each of whom is allocated a share; the secret can be reconstructed only when a sufficient number of shares (possibly of different types) are combined.

(economics, public policy) A system of economic exchange in which participants interact in a direct and cooperative manner, often with the aid of social media, to produce, market, and consume goods, services, and resources.

A system in which some of the profit of an enterprise are divided among the workers, giving them an incentive for profits without an equity interest.

(computing theory) A performance-degrading usage pattern where the size of units in a cache means that the system may reload entire units even when it is not necessary.

(programming) An evaluation strategy where arguments passed to a function can be mutated in a way that is visible to the caller (unlike call-by-value) but access is not given to the specific variables passed as arguments (unlike call-by-reference).

The practice among intravenous drug users by which a needle or syringe is shared by multiple individuals to administer intravenous drugs, potentially leading to transmission of certain infectious diseases.

It is important to share one's things with other people. / (sex, humorous, informal) One should let other people have sex with one's partner / one's spouse. / Copyright is objectionable.

Alternative spelling of gainsharing