LINKING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

the means of connection between things linked in series

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a connecting shape

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

the state of being connected

Example: the connection between church and state is inescapable

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a fastener that serves to join or connect

Example: the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave)

Example: part of a more extensive telecommunication network

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Noun

a channel for communication between groups

Example: he provided a liaison with the guerrillas

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Noun

(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

Example: Can you connect the two loudspeakers?; Tie the ropes together; Link arms

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

link with or as with a yoke

Example: yoke the oxen together

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

be or become joined or united or linked

Example: The two streets connect to become a highway; Our paths joined; The travelers linked up again at the airport

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

make a logical or causal connection

Example: I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind; colligate these facts; I cannot relate these events at all