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Meaning of link

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  link
      n 1: the means of connection between things linked in series
           [syn: {link}, {nexus}]
      2: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are
         held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar
         during construction" [syn: {link}, {linkup}, {tie}, {tie-in}]
      3: the state of being connected; "the connection between church
         and state is inescapable" [syn: {connection}, {link},
         {connectedness}] [ant: {disconnectedness}, {disconnection},
         {disjunction}, {disjuncture}]
      4: a connecting shape [syn: {connection}, {connexion}, {link}]
      5: a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
      6: (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a
         program or an element on a list to another program or list
      7: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a
         liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: {liaison}, {link},
         {contact}, {inter-group communication}]
      8: a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave);
         part of a more extensive telecommunication network [syn:
         {radio link}, {link}]
      9: an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for
         the purpose of transmitting and receiving data [syn: {link},
         {data link}]
      v 1: 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" [syn:
           {associate}, {tie in}, {relate}, {link}, {colligate}, {link
           up}, {connect}] [ant: {decouple}, {dissociate}]
      2: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you
         connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together";
         "Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {tie}, {link up}] [ant:
         {disconnect}]
      3: 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" [syn: {connect},
         {link}, {link up}, {join}, {unite}]
      4: link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" [syn:
         {yoke}, {link}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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