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interconnect

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

verb (used with object)

interconnects, present (3rd person singular) interconnected, past participle, past interconnecting present participle
  1. to connect with one another.


verb (used without object)

interconnects, present (3rd person singular) interconnected, past participle, past interconnecting present participle
  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

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Etymology

Origin of interconnect

First recorded in 1860–65; inter- + connect

Example Sentences

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They plan to advance high-speed interconnect technologies, system telemetry and cooling designs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“AI deployment at scale requires an entire ecosystem of enabling technologies, including interconnect, optical communication, chip testing and power infrastructure,” Ng says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“XPO reduces networking racks by up to 75% and saves up to 44% of floor space compared to traditional pluggable optics, enabling shorter cable runs and lower-power AI scale-up interconnect technologies,” Arista said.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Will Summerlin at Autopilot Ventures buys the builders, including data-center contractors, optical interconnect startups and small modular nuclear reactor companies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The interconnect cable for an expansion module is provided with that unit.

From Radio Shack TRS-80 Expansion Interface: Operator's Manual Catalog Numbers: 26-1140, 26-1141, 26-1142 by Anonymous

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