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interconnect

American  
[in-ter-kuh-nekt] / ˌɪn tər kəˈnɛkt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to connect with one another.


verb (used without object)

  1. to be or become connected or interrelated.

adjective

  1. Telecommunications.

    1. pertaining to customer-owned equipment that is connected to or has access to the public telephone network.

    2. pertaining to companies that supply equipment to customers.

      a leading interconnect company.

interconnect British  
/ ˌɪntəkəˈnɛkt /

verb

  1. to relate well

    people I really interconnect with

  2. to be meaningfully or complexly related or joined

    these three strands of thought interconnect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a device that connects things

    2. ( as modifier )

      interconnect cable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • interconnection noun

Etymology

Origin of interconnect

First recorded in 1860–65; inter- + connect

Example Sentences

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"On the other hand, it could eventually serve as a valuable tool to interconnect the realms of electronics, spintronics, and quantum information technology."

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

As that has happened, interconnect material has gotten more profitable, he added, because it is required for this technology.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

The investment bank’s analysts tell clients in a note that recent investment in the U.S. is reinforcing scale impacts, with a U.S. ban on rival interconnect provider HKT further assisting demand for Megaport’s services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

At a D.C. event, he introduced NVQLink, a high-speed interconnect designed to link quantum processors with classical machine components like GPUs and CPUs.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

Large squarish lateral intercalary blotches of darker brown interconnect with the dorsal blotches.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.