connection
con·nec·tion
noun
- “the connection between church and state is inescapable”
an instrumentality that connects
- “he soldered the connection”
- “he didn”
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
- “he has powerful connections”
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- “conditioning is a form of learning by association”
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
shifting from one form of transportation to another
- “the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
- “the joining of hands around the table”
- “there was a connection via the internet”
Origin
From Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”).
Phrases
- back-to-back connection Expressions
- clamp connection Expressions
- connection string Expressions
- delta connection Expressions
- dot connection Expressions
- French Connection Expressions
- Galois connection Expressions
- in this connection Expressions
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Broader terms
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