link

Noun

• an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

• a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

• a channel for communication between groups
  • he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
    

• (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

• a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

• a connecting shape

• the state of being connected
  • the connection between church and state is inescapable
    

• a fastener that serves to join or connect
  • the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
    

• the means of connection between things linked in series

Verb

• link with or as with a yoke
  • yoke the oxen together
    

• 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
    

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
  • Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
    
  • Tie the ropes together
    
  • Link arms
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  data link , radio link , liaison , contact , inter-group communication , connection , connexion , connectedness , linkup , tie , tie-in , nexus , yoke , connect , link up , join , unite , associate , tie in , relate , colligate
• Antonyms: 
  disjunction , disjuncture , disconnection , disconnectedness , disconnect , decouple , dissociate