connector
Americannoun
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a person or thing that connects.
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any of various devices for connecting one object to another.
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(formerly) a person who couples railroad cars.
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When Apple shifted its devices from Lightning ports to USB-C ports, most notably with the iPhone 15 lineup, it provided a more universally used connector for fast charging and data transfer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"The supply chains have adapted, the Mexico's, the Vietnam's of the world have stepped in... the connector countries that have been able to grow on the back of this."
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
After reading that, my friend’s description of me as a connector took on a different meaning.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
“I’ve always been able to facilitate and be that connector, but this is the role I am needed in the most here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
That’s how things always were: I could not make those connector places in my brain tell me what to do.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Finch was one of hard rock’s greatest connectors.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The researchers discovered that small molecular regions known as 'docking domains' serve as connectors between the core drug-building machinery and the enzymes responsible for adding different components.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The standard connectors, designed by Tesla, are smaller and lighter than the combined systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Fiber-optic cables made by the company, which once manufactured lightbulbs for Thomas Edison, have become the preferred connectors for many hyperscalers, a reversal for a product that lost money for two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
But when the wires were fastened to her own neural connectors, and the probes reached into her heartbeat and instinct, that's when she opened her mouth.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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