gettingobtaining

Gettingobtaining is a coined term used to describe the act of acquiring something through a two-stage process that combines informal and formal language for emphasis or clarification. The term fuses the common verbs getting and obtaining, both of which convey acquisition but on different levels of formality. It is not widely recognized in dictionaries or standard glossaries and remains largely confined to niche discussions, wordplay, or speculative linguistics.

Possible uses include discussions of redundancy in English, where the overlap between 'getting' and 'obtaining' can illustrate pleonasm or tautology. In computing and information workflows, gettingobtaining can be used to label a two-step process: first locating or retrieving data (getting), then securing or finalizing its acquisition (obtaining). These uses are illustrative rather than prescriptive.

Guidelines: when clarity is paramount, prefer a single, precise verb such as obtaining, acquiring, or retrieving. The combined form may serve stylistic or analytical purposes but risks ambiguity or overstatement. There are no standard orthographic rules for capitalization; typical practice treats it as a lowercase compound word.