link
1[ lingk ]
/ lɪŋk /
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noun
verb (used with or without object)
to join by or as if by a link or links; connect; unite (often followed by up): The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. The company will soon link up with a hotel chain.
Computers.
- to create links in or to a Web page or electronic document: The page is linked to my online store.
- to have links to a Web page or electronic document: The essay links to three of my published articles.
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Origin of link
11375–1425; late Middle English link(e) < Old Danish lænkia chain; cognate with Old Norse hlekkr link (plural, chain), Old English hlence coat of chain mail, akin to German Gelenk joint
SYNONYMS FOR link
Related forms
link·er, nounSynonym study
2. See bond1.
Word story
7, 12b. See Internet.
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British Dictionary definitions for linker (1 of 3)
linker
/ (ˈlɪŋkə) /
noun
computing a program that adjusts two or more machine-language program segments so that they may be simultaneously loaded and executed as a unit
(in systemic grammar) a word that links one word, phrase, sentence, or clause to another; a co-ordinating conjunction or a sentence connectorCompare binder (def. 11)
British Dictionary definitions for linker (2 of 3)
link
1/ (lɪŋk) /
noun
verb
(often foll by up) to connect or be connected with or as if with links
(tr) to connect by association, etc
Derived Forms
linkable, adjectiveWord Origin for link
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hlekkr link
British Dictionary definitions for linker (3 of 3)
link
2/ (lɪŋk) /
noun
(formerly) a torch used to light dark streets
Word Origin for link
C16: perhaps from Latin lychnus, from Greek lukhnos lamp
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Medicine definitions for linker
linker
[ lĭng′kər ]
n.
A fragment of synthetic DNA containing a restriction site that may be used for splicing of genes.
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Science definitions for linker
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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