The act of formally appointing someone to a position or showing a newcomer around a place of work or study.

A noun "induction" represents the act of inducing, the generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field, the derivation of general principles from specific instances, a method of proof in mathematics, the use of rumors to complicate the plot of a play, the influence of a substance on the fate of cells, and the delivery of air to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine.

(medicine) The process of inducing the birth process.