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Link

/lɪŋk/

Link is a noun and verb with 6 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
    “Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.”
  2. (by extension) An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function.
    “Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.”
noun
  1. A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
    “The mayor’s assistant serves as the link to the media.”
  2. One element of a chain or other connected series.
    “The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms link connection affix attach join put together

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