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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Link \Link\ (l[i^][ng]k), n. [Prob. corrupted from lint and this for lunt a torch, match, D. lont match; akin to G. lunte, cf MHG. l["u]nden to burn. Cf {Lunt}, {Linstock}.] A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Link \Link\, n. [OE. linke, AS hlence; akin to Sw l["a]nk ring of a chain, Dan. l[ae]nke chain, Icel. hlekkr cf G. gelenk joint, link, ring of a chain, lenken to bend.] 1. A single ring or division of a chain. 2. Hence: Anything whether material or not which binds together, or connects, separate things a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond. ``Links of iron.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Link \Link\, v. i. To be connected. No one generation could link with the other --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Link \Link\ (l[i^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Linked} (l[i^][ng]kt); p. pr & vb n. {Linking}.] To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join to attach; to unite; to couple. All the tribes and nations that composed it [the Roman Empire] were linked together, not only by the same laws and the same government, but by all the facilities of commodious intercourse, and of frequent communication. --Eustace. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Link \Link\, n. [See {Linch}.] 1. A hill or ridge, as a sand hill, or a wooded or turfy bank between cultivated fields, etc [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 2. A winding of a river; also the ground along such a winding; a meander; -- usually in pl [Scot.] The windings or ``links'' of the Forth above and below Stirling are extremely tortuous. --Encyc. Brit. 3. pl Sand hills with the surrounding level or undulating land, such as occur along the seashore, a river bank, etc [Scot.] Golf may be played on any park or common, but its original home is the ``links'' or common land which is found by the seashore, where the short close tuft, the sandy subsoil, and the many natural obstacles in the shape of bents, whins, sand holes, and banks, supply the conditions which are easential to the proper pursuit of the game. --Encyc. of Sport. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: link n 1: the means of connection between things linked in series [syn: {nexus}] 2: a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: {linkup}, {tie}, {tie-in}] 3: the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" [syn: {connection}, {connectedness}] [ant: {disjunction}] 4: a connecting shape [syn: {connection}, {connexion}] 5: a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain 6: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the geurillas" [syn: {liaison}, {contact}, {inter-group communication}] 7: a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network [syn: {radio link}] 8: an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data [syn: {data link}] v 1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind" [syn: {associate}, {tie in}, {relate}, {connect}] [ant: {dissociate}] 2: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?" "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {tie}] [ant: {disconnect}] 3: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined" [syn: {connect}, {join}, {unite}] 4: link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" [syn: {yoke}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: link 1.{hard link} or {symbolic link}. 2. {hyperlink}. (1997-10-22)
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