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sharing
The shared use of objects, resources, or services, often organized through digital platforms. It frequently refers to vehicles (carsharing) or bicycles (bikesharing).
Sharing von Autos wird in Großstädten immer beliebter.
Car sharing is becoming more and more popular in big cities.
file sharing
In the field of information technology, the sharing of digital data or files over a network.
Das illegale Sharing von urheberrechtlich geschützten Filmen ist strafbar.
The illegal sharing of copyrighted films is punishable by law.
'Sharing' is a loanword from English. In German, nouns like this that end in '-ing' and describe an activity are almost always used as neuter nouns with the article 'das'.
Das Training heute war sehr anstrengend.
The training today was very strenuous.
The word 'Sharing' (sharing) is very often used as the second part of compound nouns to specify what is being shared. Well-known examples are 'Carsharing' (car sharing), 'Bikesharing' (bike sharing), 'Filesharing' (file sharing), or 'Foodsharing' (food sharing).
Durch Carsharing kann man die Kosten für ein eigenes Auto sparen.
With car sharing, you can save the costs of owning your own car.
You can tell from context whether sharing objects or digital data is meant. If it is about vehicles, food, or other physical things, the first meaning is meant. If it is about computers, the internet, music, or films, the second meaning (information technology) is meant.
Das Sharing von E-Rollern ist in vielen Städten ein kontroverses Thema.
The sharing of e-scooters is a controversial topic in many cities.
to share / divide
When sharing files digitally, teilen describes the action with a neutral German verb. Das Sharing (sharing) describes the same process as a technical Anglicism and is especially suitable in IT contexts. In general usage, teilen is usually the more natural choice.
Die IT-Abteilung aktiviert das Sharing der Datei im Netzwerk.
The IT department enables file sharing for the file on the network.
Ich teile die Datei mit meinem Team.
I share the file with my team.
