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noun
1.
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
2.
anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie: The locket was a link with the past.
3.
a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station.
4.
any of a series of sausages in a chain.
5.
a cuff link.
6.
a ring, loop, or the like: a link of hair.
7.
Computers. an object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc.
8.
Surveying, Civil Engineering.
a.
(in a surveyor's chain) a unit of length equal to 7.92 inches (20.12 centimeters).
b.
one of 100 rods or loops of equal length forming a surveyor's or engineer's chain.
9.
10.
Machinery. a rigid, movable piece or rod, connected with other parts by means of pivots or the like, for the purpose of transmitting motion.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
11.
to join by or as if by a link or links; connect; unite (often followed by up ): The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. The company will soon link up with a hotel chain.
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Linker
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English link(e) < Old Danish lænkia chain; cognate with Old Norse hlekkr link (plural, chain), Old English hlence coat of chain mail, akin to German Gelenk joint
1375–1425; late Middle English link(e) < Old Danish lænkia chain; cognate with Old Norse hlekkr link (plural, chain), Old English hlence coat of chain mail, akin to German Gelenk joint
Related forms
link·er, noun
Synonyms
2. connection, connective, copula. 10. bond, league, conjoin, fasten, bind, tie, pin.
2. connection, connective, copula. 10. bond, league, conjoin, fasten, bind, tie, pin.
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World English Dictionary
link1 (lɪŋk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of the separate rings, loops, or pieces that connect or make up a chain |
| 2. | something that resembles such a ring, loop, or piece |
| 3. | a road, rail, air, or sea connection, as between two main routes |
| 4. | a connecting part or episode |
| 5. | a connecting piece in a mechanism, often having pivoted ends |
| 6. | Also called: radio link a system of transmitters and receivers that connect two locations by means of radio and television signals |
| 7. | a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a chain. 1 link of a Gunter's chain is equal to 7.92 inches, and of an engineer's chain to 1 foot |
| 8. | computing short for hyperlink |
| 9. | weak link an unreliable person or thing within an organization or system |
| —vb | |
| 10. | ( |
| 11. | (tr) to connect by association, etc |
| [C14: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hlekkr link] | |
| 'linkable1 | |
| —adj | |
| link2 (lɪŋk) | |
| —n | |
| (formerly) a torch used to light dark streets | |
| [C16: perhaps from Latin lychnus, from Greek lukhnos lamp] | |
| linker (ˈlɪŋkə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | computing a program that adjusts two or more machine-language program segments so that they may be simultaneously loaded and executed as a unit |
| 2. | Compare binder (in systemic grammar) a word that links one word, phrase, sentence, or clause to another; a co-ordinating conjunction or a sentence connector |
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Word Origin & History
link
mid-15c., "one of a series of rings or loops which form a chain," probably from O.N. *hlenkr (cf. O.Swed. lænker "chain, link," Norw. lenke, Dan. lænke), from P.Gmc. *khlankijaz (cf. Ger. lenken "to bend, turn, lead," gelenk "articulation, joint, link," O.E. hlencan (pl.) "armor"), from PIE
base *qleng- "to bend." The verb (late 14c.) is believed to be from the noun, though it is attested earlier. Missing link between man and apes dates to 1880.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
linker link·er (lĭng'kər)
n.
A fragment of synthetic DNA containing a restriction site that may be used for splicing of genes.
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Science Dictionary
link  (lĭngk) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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Computing Dictionary
linker definition
programming, tool(link editor, linkage editor, link loader) A program that combines one or more files containing object code from separately compiled program modules into a single file containing loadable or executable code
This process involves resolving references between the modules and fixing the relocation information used by the operating system kernel when loading the file into memory to run it.
Under Unix, the linker is called "ld" and object files have filename extension .o (object), .so (shared object), or .lib (library), and the resulting executable is called "a.out" by default.
(2001-10-13)
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