connector

American  

[kuh-nek-ter] / kəˈnɛk tər /

Or connecter

noun

1. a person or thing that connects.

2. any of various devices for connecting one object to another.

3. (formerly) a person who couples railroad cars.

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Etymology

Origin of connector

First recorded in 1785–95; connect + -or ²

Example Sentences

It has planned three others for later, along with two “advanced packaging” facilities, where wafers are cut into individual chips and plugged into connectors that will enable them to function in devices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anthropic also introduced “connectors” that integrate Cowork into several enterprise software products.

From Barron's

When the first is completed in 2027, it will take chip wafers from TSMC, dice them into individual chips and add connectors so the chips can be plugged into devices.

From The Wall Street Journal

While these markets served as destination points for Chinese exports, they also became connector hubs allowing China to further “process” goods before shipping them onward to the U.S. market.

From MarketWatch

Now, in the global race to build enough computing power for an AI future, Corning’s cables have become the connectors of choice.

From The Wall Street Journal

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