linked

American  

[lingkt] / lɪŋkt /

adjective

1. joined together; connected.

   The five linked rings on the Olympic flag are said to represent the continents of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.

   With your bank card you can access all your linked accounts from an ATM.

2. closely associated or correlated.

   The research deals with the linked issues of sedentary work and obesity.

3. provided with or reached by means of a hyperlink.

   You can register online by clicking on the linked seminar title.

   Links on our website should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the linked sites.

4. made up of links.

   The photo shows refugees waiting behind a linked fence.

5. Genetics. (of genes) exhibiting linkage, with the effect that the traits determined by the genes are inherited together as a unit.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of link.

Other Word Forms

• well-linked adjective

Etymology

Origin of linked

First recorded in 1400–50 for literal sense; late Middle English; link ¹, -ed ² for adjective senses; link ¹, -ed ¹ for verb sense

Example Sentences

The lab focuses on the neurobiological basis of behavioral plasticity, including learning, memory, and addiction, as well as gene-by-environment interactions linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

From Science Daily

Far more people work very early morning shifts than overnight schedules, yet many struggle with severe fatigue linked to shift work disorder.

From Science Daily

Except this time, the company posted to GitHub a type of file that linked back to the source code that outsiders could download and interpret.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kelly believes a recent pullback for the stock linked to a Google AI tool to cut memory usage was likely overdone.

From MarketWatch

As a result, groups of genes remain linked and are passed down intact from one generation to the next.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• associated
• related