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   link

   /lɪŋk/

   noun

   • 1. a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other: "a commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline" Similar connectionrelationshiprelatednessassociationlinkagetie-up
   • ▪ a relationship or connection between people, countries, or organizations: "he retained strong links with the media" Similar bondtieattachmentconnectionrelationshipassociationaffiliationmutual interestliaisonnexus
   • ▪ something that enables communication between people: "sign language interpreters represent a vital link between the deaf and hearing communities"
   • ▪ a means of contact, travel, or transport between two places: "they set up a satellite link with Tokyo"
   • ▪ a code or instruction which connects one part of a program or an element in a list to another.
   • ▪ short for hyperlink
   • 2. a ring or loop in a chain: "a chain made of steel links" Similar loopringconnectionconnectiveconnectorcouplingjointknot
   • ▪ a unit of measurement of length equal to one hundredth of a surveying chain (7.92 inches).

   verb

   • 1. make, form, or suggest a connection with or between: "rumours that linked his name with Judith" Similar associateconnectrelatejoinbracketdraw a connection betweenmarrywed
   • ▪ connect or join physically: "a network of routes linking towns and villages" Similar joinconnectfastenattachbindunitecombineamalgamateclampsecurefixaffixtiestickhitchbondknitgluecementfuseweldsoldercoupleyokeOpposite detachseparate
   • ▪ create a hyperlink between (web pages or hypertext documents): "I've had problems linking my blog to other websites"
   • ▪ clasp; intertwine: "once outside he linked arms with her"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a loop; also as a verb in the sense ‘connect physically’): from Old Norse hlekkr, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelenk ‘joint’.

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   What is a link in a chain?

   • one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed. The locket was a link with the past. a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station. any of a series of sausages in a chain. a cuff link. a link of hair. Also called hyperlink. Digital Technology.

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   What is a link adverb?

   • A link is one of the rings in a chain. If you link one thing with another, you join them by putting one thing through the other. She linked her arm through his. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He linked the fingers of his hands together on his stomach. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 12. See also link-up Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is a link in Mechanical Engineering?

   • A link is a connecting piece in a mechanism, often with pivoted ends. Individual links are connected together to form a chain. One type of conveyer is a carrier belt structure made from pivotally interconnected rigid links . A link is a connecting piece in a mechanism, often with pivoted ends. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Mechanical Engineering.

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   What does Link Mean?

   • LINK meaning: 1. a connection between two people, things, or ideas: 2. a connection between documents on the…. Learn more.

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   • Link: French Translation

     LINK translations: établir un lien, relier, lien...

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     LINK translations: 関連（性）, （コンピュータ）リンク, （鎖の）輪, （人、もの）を関連づける,...

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     LINK translations: vínculo, enlace, eslabón, conectar,...

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     link translations: związek, ogniwo, łącze, link, łączyć....

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     link translations: legame, collegamento, link, anello,...

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     LINK translations: وَصْلة, اِتِّصال, حَلَقة, يَرْبُط. Learn...

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   noun. one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed. anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie: The locket was a link with the past. Synonyms: connective, connection. a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station. any of a series of sausages in a chain.

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   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.

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   If you link one person or thing to another, you claim that there is a relationship or connection between them.