federated

adjective

fed·​er·​at·​ed ˈfe-də-ˌrā-təd How to pronounce federated (audio)
: of, relating to, forming, or joined in a federation
a union of federated republics
On this Western Hemisphere all tribes and people are forming into one federated whole …Herman Melville
… a handful of other blue chip companies were putting their considerable clout behind a coalition … to build a federated data warehouse that would help more than 2.5 million employees, retirees, and dependents take more control of their health and health care purchases.Rob Preston

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Embracing New Techniques: Leverage methods like differential testing and federated learning to enhance security and privacy. Debdutta Guha, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Choice, interoperability, and the chance to invent your own networking experience are what federated networks such the Diaspora pods are all about. IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011 As a federated network, Mastodon let people set up their own servers, which functioned as independent but interconnected communities within the larger network. Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The breadth of expertise and knowledge presented in a collective, yet federated, model would better inform the consumers on the potential risk of their software. Vincent Danen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for federated 

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of federated was in 1793

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“Federated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federated. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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