Meaning
The process of welcoming and integrating new employees into a company, or guiding new users to their first success in a software app.
Three examples from work
Product UX
POOur user onboarding funnel has a forty percent drop-off on step two.
UX DesignerLet's replace the long form with a 3-question interactive setup wizard.
New engineer
MentorHow is your developer onboarding going?
New hireSmooth! I set up the local Docker environment and opened my first PR today.
HR sync
HR LeadWe updated our remote employee onboarding handbook.
ManagerClear setup instructions make new team members productive in their first week.
Can refer to 'user onboarding' (app activation) or 'employee onboarding' (hiring ramp-up). Collocations: 'streamline onboarding', 'onboarding flow'.