Link - Definition

n 1: the means of connection between things linked in series
[syn: link, nexus]
2: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are
held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar
during construction" [syn: link, linkup, tie, tie-in]
3: the state of being connected; "the connection between church
and state is inescapable" [syn: connection, link,
connectedness] [ant: disconnectedness, disconnection,
disjunction, disjuncture]
4: a connecting shape [syn: connection, connexion, link]
5: a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
6: (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a
program or an element on a list to another program or list
7: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a
liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: liaison, link,
contact, inter-group communication]
8: a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave);
part of a more extensive telecommunication network [syn:
radio link, link]
9: an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for
the purpose of transmitting and receiving data [syn: link,
data link]
v 1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect
these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these
facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn:
associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link
up, connect] [ant: decouple, dissociate]
2: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you
connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together";
"Link arms" [syn: connect, link, tie, link up] [ant:
disconnect]
3: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets
connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The
travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: connect,
link, link up, join, unite]
4: link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" [syn:
yoke, link]