Link (Noun)
Meaning 1
A connecting shape.
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 2
A two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 5
(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
A channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
The state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 8
The means of connection between things linked in series.
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The chain was broken as soon as one link was removed from the sequence.
- In the machine, a faulty link in the assembly was causing the entire device to malfunction.
- Each department in the company was a separate link in the corporate hierarchy.
- The bridge was a vital link between the two island communities.
- She was the missing link that brought her estranged family members back together again.
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Meaning 9
An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.