link
1one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie: The locket was a link with the past.
a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station.
any of a series of sausages in a chain.
a cuff link.
a ring, loop, or the like: a link of hair.
Also called hyperlink .Digital Technology.
an object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc.: Click on the link below to read the full article.
the connection between elements linked by hypertext, or the code or tag content required to make such a connection: The website was full of broken links, typos, and images that failed to load.
Surveying, Civil Engineering.
(in a surveyor's chain) a unit of length equal to 7.92 inches (20.12 centimeters).
one of 100 rods or loops of equal length forming a surveyor's or engineer's chain.
Chemistry. bond1 (def. 15).
Machinery. a rigid, movable piece or rod, connected with other parts by means of pivots or the like, for the purpose of transmitting motion.
Digital Technology. to create digital connections between web pages or between elements on web pages using hypertext, or to have such links on or to a web page or electronic document: The page is linked to my online store.The essay links to three of my published articles.
Origin of link
1synonym study For link
word story For link
Other words for link
Other words from link
- link·er, noun
Words Nearby link
Other definitions for link (2 of 2)
a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
Origin of link
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use link in a sentence
Here’s the link to Charlotte’s thread and again I urge you to read it please.
For this reason, E-A-T shouldn’t be your priority ahead of traditional SEO tasks like link building and technical optimization.
Google ranking factors to change search in 2021: Core Web Vitals, E-A-T, or AMP? | Aleh Barysevich | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine WatchFor quicker access to websites that you visit all the time, you can set up links to them right from the home screen.
Get around your phone more quickly than you already are | David Nield | September 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOne user included a link to Turning Point USA’s website in his Twitter profile until The Washington Post began asking questions about the activity.
Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a ‘troll farm,’ prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter | Isaac Stanley-Becker | September 15, 2020 | Washington PostSeeing how they already link to other websites in your niche, they are very likely to host your links as well.
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That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.
The whys the wherefores, I think a lot of that is somehow a link from decoding texts, as they say in graduate school.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTickets go on sale to the public January 15; check back then for a link and an early peek at the inspiring lineup of speakers.
The equilibrium valve is unchanged, except that the rack is taken out and a link put in.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe rope from his middle, a bottle of sack from his bosom, and a link of hog's puddings, pulled out of his left sleeve.
The Battle of Hexham; | George ColmanI had been selfish enough to ask that she link herself to my narrow life, and she had looked at me clear in the eye.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe language of the Akka is of a very undeveloped type, and seems a link between articulate and inarticulate speech.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisTheir Confirmation vows seemed to make a link, and Meta's unfeigned enthusiasm for the doctor was the sure road to Ethel's heart.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for link (1 of 2)
/ (lɪŋk) /
any of the separate rings, loops, or pieces that connect or make up a chain
something that resembles such a ring, loop, or piece
a road, rail, air, or sea connection, as between two main routes
a connecting part or episode
a connecting piece in a mechanism, often having pivoted ends
Also called: radio link a system of transmitters and receivers that connect two locations by means of radio and television signals
a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a chain. 1 link of a Gunter's chain is equal to 7.92 inches, and of an engineer's chain to 1 foot
computing short for hyperlink
weak link an unreliable person or thing within an organization or system
(often foll by up) to connect or be connected with or as if with links
(tr) to connect by association, etc
Origin of link
1Derived forms of link
- linkable, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for link (2 of 2)
/ (lɪŋk) /
(formerly) a torch used to light dark streets
Origin of link
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for link
[ lĭngk ]
A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a webpage or other hypertext documents or between webpages or other hypertext documents.
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