Etymology : Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hlekkr chain; akin to Old English hlanc lank
Pronunciation : li[ng]k
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. one ring of a chain; something which connects one thing to another, connection, bond; one in a series; (Computers) text or images on a Web that serves as a route to another Web file or page on the Internet, connection between two data files so that both are simultaneously updated; "jump", part of a hypertext document that connects to another document; unit in a communications system; cuff link; ring; unit of distance (Engineering, Surveying); torch made of flax and tar. join; connect; be joined, be connected; (Computers) connect between two data files so that both are simultaneously updated. link state routing protocol.
2. A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.
3. A single ring or division of a chain.
4. Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond.
5. Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair.
6. Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
7. Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically , the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.
8. The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.
9. Cf.
10. Chain, n., 4.
11. A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.
12. Sausages; because linked together.
13. To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple.
14. To be connected.
15. A hill or ridge, as a sand hill, or a wooded or turfy bank between cultivated fields, etc.
16. A winding of a river; also, the ground along such a winding; a meander; usually in pl.
17. Sand hills with the surrounding level or undulating land, such as occur along the seashore, a river bank, etc.
18. Hence, any such piece of ground where golf is played. a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data 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 the means of connection between things linked in series.
19. ,-gi trot (gait).
20. 1. If there is a link between two things or situations, there is a relationship between them, for example because one thing causes or affects the other. the link between smoking and lung cancer. = connection.
21. If someone or something links two things or situations, there is a relationship between them, for example because one thing causes or affects the other. The UN Security Council has linked any lifting of sanctions to compliance with the ceasefire terms Liver cancer is linked to the hepatitis B virus The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions. see also:
index-linked.
22. A link between two things or places is a physical connection between them. the high-speed rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel Stalin insisted that the radio link with the German Foreign Ministry should remain open.
23. If two places or objects are linked or something links them, there is a physical connection between them. the Rama Road, which links the capital, Managua, with the Caribbean coast The campus is linked by regular bus services to Coventry. the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France.
24. A link between two people, organizations, or places is a friendly or business connection between them. Kiev hopes to cement close links with Bonn In 1984 the long link between AC Cars and the Hurlock family was severed A cabinet minister came under investigation for links to the Mafia.
25. A link to another person or organization is something that allows you to communicate with them or have contact with them. She was my only link with the past These projects will provide vital links between companies and universities.
26. If you link one person or thing to another, you claim that there is a relationship or connection between them. Criminologist Dr Ann Jones has linked the crime to social circumstances They've linked her with various men, including magnate Donald Trump.
27. In computing, a link is a connection between different documents, or between different parts of the same document, using hypertext. Link is also a verb. Certainly, Andreessen didn't think up using hypertext to link Internet documents.
28. A link is one of the rings in a chain.
29. If you link one thing with another, you join them by putting one thing through the other. She linked her arm through his He linked the fingers of his hands together on his stomach. If two or more people link arms, or if one person links arms with another, they stand next to each other, and each person puts their arm round the arm of the person next to them. She stayed with them, linking arms with the two girls, joking with the boys. see also:
link-up. A torch formerly used for lighting one's way in the streets. in the UK, a system by which people can get money from their bank or building society accounts by using a special plastic card (a Link card) in a cash machine.
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