link

link ¹  (lngk)

n.

1. One of the rings or loops forming a chain.

2.

a. A unit in a connected series of units: links of sausage; one link in a molecular chain.

b. A unit in a transportation or communications system.

c. A connecting element; a tie or bond: grandparents, our link with the past.

3.

a. An association; a relationship: The Alumnae Association is my link to the school's present administration.

b. A causal, parallel, or reciprocal relationship; a correlation: Researchers have detected a link between smoking and heart disease.

4. A cuff link.

5. Abbr. li A unit of length used in surveying, equal to 0.01 chain, 7.92 inches, or about 20.12 centimeters.

6. A rod or lever transmitting motion in a machine.

7. Computer Science A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a hypertext document or between files or hypertext documents. Also called hotlink, hyperlink.

v. linked, link·ing, links

v.tr.

1. To connect with or as if with a link: linked the rings to form a chain. See Synonyms at join.

2. Computer Science To make a hypertext link in: linked her webpage to her employer's homepage.

v.intr.

1. To become connected with or as if with a link: The molecules linked to form a polymer.

2. Computer Science To follow a hypertext link: With a click of the mouse, I linked to the company's website.

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[Middle English linke, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hlekkr, *hlenkr, from *hlenkr.]

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linker n.

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link

Noun

1. any of the separate rings that form a chain

2. an emotional or logical relationship between people or things; association

3. a connecting part or episode

4. a type of communications connection: a rail link, radio link

Verb

1. (often foll. by up)to connect with or as if with links

2. to connect by association [from Old Norse]

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link  (lngk)

A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a webpage or other hypertext documents or between webpages or other hypertext documents.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	link - the means of connection between things linked in series nexus linkage - an associative relation
	2.	link - a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" linkup, tie-in, tie nosepiece, bridge - the link between two lenses; rests on the nose fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
	3.	link - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" connectedness, connection unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" contact - the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid" concatenation - the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series interconnectedness, interconnection - a state of being connected reciprocally; "an interconnection between the two buildings" coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness - the state of cohering or sticking together
	4.	link - a connecting shape connexion, connection shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" node - a connecting point at which several lines come together join, articulation, joint, junction, juncture - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
	5.	link - a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length chain - a unit of length
	6.	link - (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list computer programing, computer programming, programing, programming - creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something program line, instruction, statement, command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program hyperlink - a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
	7.	link - a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" inter-group communication, liaison, contact communication channel, channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
	8.	link - a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network radio link communication system - a system for communicating walkie-talkie, walky-talky - small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter)
	9.	link - an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data data link circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Verb	1.	link - 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" associate, colligate, relate, tie in, connect, link up remember - exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events" correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" free-associate - associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
	2.	link - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" connect, link up, tie conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" attach - cause to be attached daisy-chain - connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer tie - unite musical notes by a tie interconnect, interlink - cause to be interconnected or interwoven tee - connect with a tee; "tee two pipes" put through - connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio" hitch - connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car" hang together, interdepend - be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together" bridge, bridge over - connect or reduce the distance between
	3.	link - 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" link up, connect, unite, join syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated" articulate - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" complect, interconnect, interlink - be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle"
	4.	link - link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" yoke animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals attach - cause to be attached

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link

noun 1. connection, relationship, association, tie-up, affinity, affiliation, vinculum

noun 2. relationship, association, tie, bond, connection, attachment, liaison, affinity, affiliation

noun 3. component, part, piece, division, element, constituent

verb 4. associate, relate, identify, connect, bracket

verb 5. connect, join, unite, couple, tie, bind, attach, fasten, yoke << OPPOSITE separate

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1. In communications, a general term used to indicate the existence of communications facilities between two points.
2. A maritime route, other than a coastal or transit route, which links any two or more routes.

Translations

link [lɪŋk] n [of chain] → eslabón m (= connection); conexión f (= bond); vínculo, lazo;

(INTERNET) → enlace m

vt → vincular, unir;

rail link → línea de ferrocarril, servicio de trenes

link up vt → acoplar

vi → unirse

link [lɪŋk] n (= connection) → lien m, rapport m;

(Internet) → lien; [of a chain]; maillon m

vt → relier, lier, unir;

links npl (Golf) → (terrain m de) golf m;

rail link → liaison f ferroviaire

link up vt → relier

vi [people] → se rejoindre; [companies etc] → s'associer

link [lɪŋk] n → Verbindung f, Beziehung f (= communications link); Verbindung;

(of a chain) → Glied nt;

(Comput) → Link m

vi (Comput);

to link to a site → einen Link zu einer Website haben vt (= join) → verbinden;

(Comput) → per Link verbinden;

links npl (Golf) → Golfplatz m;

rail link → Bahnverbindung f

link up link vt → verbinden

vi → verbunden werden

link [lɪŋk] n [of a chain] → anello (= connection); legame m; collegamento;

(COMPUT) → link, collegamento

vt → collegare, unire, congiungere;

(COMPUT) → creare un collegamento con

vi (COMPUT): to link to a site → creare un collegamento con un sitio;

rail link → collegamento ferroviario see also links

link up vt → collegare, unire

vi → riunirsi; associarsi

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link

n link [liŋk]

1 a ring of a chain There was a worn link in the chain and it broke; an important link in the chain of the evidence.skakelحَلَقَهбрънкаčlánekleddas (Ketten)Glied(συνδετικός) κρίκοςeslabónlüliحلقه زنجیرrengas, lenkkimaillon, chaînonחוּלִיָהकडी़vezaláncszemmata rantaihlekkuranello, maglia環(쇠사슬의) 고리grandisķēdes posmsmata rantaischakelleddogniwoeloveri­gă, zaзвеноčlánokčlen v verigikarikalänkข้อลูกโซ่halka, bakla鏈環ланкаزنجیر کی کڑیmắt xích链环

2 anything connecting two things His job was to act as a link between the government and the press.skakelحَلَقَه إتِّصالвръзкаspojení, pojítkoforbindelse; leddas Bindegliedσύνδεσμοςenlace, vínculo, lazosideرابطyhdyssidelien, intermédiaireקֶשֶרकड़ी, सेतुpoveznicaösszekötő kapocsperantarahlekkur, tengiliðurcollegamentoつなぎ연결하는 것ryšys, sąsajasaite; saiknepenghubungschakelbindeledd, overgang mellompowiązanie, łącznikelolegătură, intermediarсвязующее звеноspájací článokvezni členvezalänkสิ่งที่เชื่อมต่อbağ, bağlantı聯係﹐鏈接сполучна ланка, зв'язокرابطہmối liên kết联系

v

to connect as by a link The new train service links the suburbs with the heart of the city.verbind, skakelيَربِطсъединявамspojovatforbindeverbindenσυνδέωunir, conectarühendamaمتصل کردنliittää, yhdistäärelierלְחַבֵּרकडी़ जोड़नाpovezatiösszekötmenghubungkantengjacollegareつなぐ연결하다(su)jungti, (su)sietisavienot; saistīt; saistīties; saķēdētmenghubungkanverbindenforbinde, lenke sammen(po)łączyćligara face legătura (între)связыватьspájaťpovezatipovezivatiförena, förbindaเชื่อมต่อbağlamak, birleştirmek連接, 鏈接зв'язувати, сполучатиربط کرناliên kết lại连接

link up

verbindيوصِلскачвамnapojitforbinde; tilslutteanschließenσυνδέω, συνδέομαιconectarlülitamaمتصل کردنkytkeärelierלְהִתחַבֵּרजोड़नाpovezatiösszekapcsol(ódik)menghubungkantengja viðcollegare, connettereつなげる...을 연결하다pri(si)jungtipievienotmenyambungkanaansluitenknytte/kople sammenpodłączyćfazer a ligaçãoa lega, a conectaсоединять(ся)napojiťzvezatipovezatilänka (koppla) ihop, anslutaเชื่อมbağla(n)mak連接起來з'єднувати, сполучатиوصل کرناtạo ra mối liên kết连接起来