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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  link
       
          1.  hard link or symbolic link.
       
          2.  hyperlink.
       
          (1997-10-22)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The link of brotherhood, by which
              One common Maker bound me to the kind. --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And so by double links enchained themselves in
              lover's life.                         --Gascoigne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of
        horsehair. --Mortimer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a
        mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of
        confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other
        parts is produced and constrained.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mach.) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting
        force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a
        bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine), the
        slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of
        which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of
        which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link
        motion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain,
        being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain
        being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain, n., 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Chem.) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between
        atoms; -- applied to a unit of chemical force or
        attraction.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. pl. Sausages; -- because linked together. [Colloq.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Link \Link\, v. i.
     To be connected.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           No one generation could link with the other. --Burke.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Link \Link\ (l[i^][ng]k), 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.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     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.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     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 essential
              to the proper pursuit of the game.    --Encyc. of
                                                    Sport.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. pl. Hence, any such piece of ground where golf is played;
        a golf course.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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) 2.0 : [ 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: (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a
          program or an element on a list to another program or list
       7: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a
          liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: liaison, contact, inter-group
          communication]
       8: a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave);
          part of a more extensive telecommunication network [syn: radio
          link]
       9: 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"; "colligate these
            facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: associate,
             tie in, relate, colligate, link up, connect]
            [ant: decouple]
       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, link up]
          [ant: disconnect]
       3: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets
          connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The
          travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: connect,
           link up, join, unite]
       4: link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" [syn:
          yoke]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  link
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 σύνδεσμος, κάτι που συνδέω
     2 κρίκος αλυσίδας
     3 (ετ πληροφ en) ''συντομογραφία του'' hyperlink, ο σύνδεσμος (ή
  υπερσύνδεσμος) σε υπερκείμενο
     4 (ετ τηλεπ en), (ετ δικυπ en) το κανάλι, η ζεύξη
     Αγγλικά vb.
     συνδέω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  link
     Danish n.
     #English (''hyperlink'')
     Dutch a.
     1 dangerous
     2 (lb nl criminal slang) sly; cunning
     3 (lb nl slang) jolly, nice
     Dutch n.
     1 physical connection, as in a hardware cable
     2 (lb nl figuratively) logical connection, as in reasoning about
  causality
     3 hyperlink
     Hungarian n.
     #English, hyperlink
     Hungarian a.
     (lb hu colloquial) flighty, fickle, fishy, shifty, sleazy, phoney
  (gloss: unreliable, irresponsible, often dishonest)
     Lithuanian prep.
     toward (''used with genitive case'')
     Pennsylvania German a.
     left, left-hand
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en link) (gloss: text or a graphic that can be
  activated to open another document)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es computing) (l en link) (gloss: text or a graphic that can be
  activated to open another document)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Link
     n.
     (lb en rare) (given name en male diminutive=Lincoln)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  link
     n.
     A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To connect two or more things.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A torch, used to light dark streets.
     vb.
     (lb en Scotland intransitive) To skip or trip along smartly; to go
  quickly.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Link
     n.
     (lb en rare) (given name en male diminutive=Lincoln)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  link
     Danish n.
     #English (''hyperlink'')
     Dutch a.
     1 dangerous
     2 (lb nl criminal slang) sly; cunning
     3 (lb nl slang) jolly, nice
     Dutch n.
     1 physical connection, as in a hardware cable
     2 (lb nl figuratively) logical connection, as in reasoning about
  causality
     3 hyperlink
     Hungarian n.
     #English, hyperlink
     Hungarian a.
     (lb hu colloquial) flighty, fickle, fishy, shifty, sleazy, phoney
  (gloss: unreliable, irresponsible, often dishonest)
     Lithuanian prep.
     toward (''used with genitive case'')
     Pennsylvania German a.
     left, left-hand
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en link) (gloss: text or a graphic that can be
  activated to open another document)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es computing) (l en link) (gloss: text or a graphic that can be
  activated to open another document)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Link
     n.
     (lb en rare) (given name en male diminutive=Lincoln)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  link
     Danish n.
     #English (''hyperlink'')
     Dutch a.
     1 dangerous
     2 (lb nl criminal slang) sly; cunning
     3 (lb nl slang) jolly, nice
     Dutch n.
     1 physical connection, as in a hardware cable
     2 (lb nl figuratively) logical connection, as in reasoning about
  causality
     3 hyperlink
     Hungarian n.
     #English, hyperlink
     Hungarian a.
     (lb hu colloquial) flighty, fickle, fishy, shifty, sleazy, phoney
  (gloss: unreliable, irresponsible, often dishonest)
     Lithuanian prep.
     toward (''used with genitive case'')
     Pennsylvania German a.
     left, left-hand
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt computing) (l en link) (gloss: text or a graphic that can be
  activated to open another document)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Link
     n.
     (lb en rare) (given name en male diminutive=Lincoln)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  link
     Saksa a.
     1 (yhteys arkikieltä k=de) hämärä, epäilyttävä, laiton
     2 (yhteys vain attribuuttina k=de) vasen
     Viro n.
     1 (''tietotekniikka'') linkki
     2 (''teletekniikka'') linkki
     3 (''vanhahtava'') linkku, oven tms. suljin; Nykyisin myös
  käännettävä ovenkahva jms.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  link
     Engelska n.
     länk
     Engelska vb.
     länka ihop

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Link
     Tyska n.
     (tagg data internet språk=de) länk

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]


  link
  glissant, adroit, subtil

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  link /lɪŋk/ 
  ляв
  nur attributiv, also mit einer Deklinationsendung; keine Steigerung: zu derjenigen Seite gehörig, auf der die meisten Menschen das Herz haben

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Link /lˈɪŋk/ 
   [comp.] hyperlink , link 
        "die Maus über einem Link platzieren"  - hover the mouse over a link
     Synonyms: Querverweis, Hypertext-Link

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Link /lˈɪŋk/ 
   [comp.] link 
        "Nähere Angaben dazu finden sich unter den folgenden Links im Internet:"  - Further information can be found on the following Internet links:
     Synonym: Verknüpfung
  
   see: Verknüpfungen, Links, dynamische Verknüpfung

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  Link /lɪŋk/ 
  linkki
  eine gekennzeichnete Zeichenfolge, die bei Aktivierung durch Anklicken zu einem entsprechenden Ziel weiterleitet

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Link /lɪŋk/ 
  lien
  eine gekennzeichnete Zeichenfolge, die bei Aktivierung durch Anklicken zu einem entsprechenden Ziel weiterleitet

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Link /lɪŋk/ 
  pranala 2.
  eine gekennzeichnete Zeichenfolge, die bei Aktivierung durch Anklicken zu einem entsprechenden Ziel weiterleitet
   3.
  eine Verbindung zwischen Rechnern (oder allgemein rechnergesteuerte Geräte/Maschinen) in einem Rechnernetz (oder Netzwerk)
   4.
  veraltet: angloamerikanisches Längenmaß, 1 link = 20,12 cm

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  link /lɪŋk/ 
  kiri
  nur attributiv, also mit einer Deklinationsendung; keine Steigerung: zu derjenigen Seite gehörig, auf der die meisten Menschen das Herz haben

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Link /lɪŋk/ 
  link
  eine gekennzeichnete Zeichenfolge, die bei Aktivierung durch Anklicken zu einem entsprechenden Ziel weiterleitet

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Link /lɪŋk/ 
  1. enlace
  eine gekennzeichnete Zeichenfolge, die bei Aktivierung durch Anklicken zu einem entsprechenden Ziel weiterleitet
  2. vínculo, unión
  eine Verbindung zwischen Rechnern (oder allgemein rechnergesteuerte Geräte/Maschinen) in einem Rechnernetz (oder Netzwerk)

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Link /lɪŋk/ 
  länk 2.
  eine gekennzeichnete Zeichenfolge, die bei Aktivierung durch Anklicken zu einem entsprechenden Ziel weiterleitet
   3.
  eine Verbindung zwischen Rechnern (oder allgemein rechnergesteuerte Geräte/Maschinen) in einem Rechnernetz (oder Netzwerk)

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  link /lɪŋk/ 
  1. vänster
  nur attributiv, also mit einer Deklinationsendung; keine Steigerung: zu derjenigen Seite gehörig, auf der die meisten Menschen das Herz haben
  2. avig, galen
  abwertend: falsch, betrügerisch

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  link /lˈɪŋk/
  skakel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Link /lˈɪŋk/
  الوصلة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  link //lɪŋk// 
  1. връ́зка
  chemistry: bond of affinity
  2. връ́зка, линк, хипервръ́зка
  computing: short for hyperlink
  3. свръ́зка, съедине́ние
  connection
  4. звено́
  element of a chain
  5. шарни́р
  engineering: intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion
  6. кули́са
  kinematics: elementary piece of a mechanism by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained
  7. факла
  torch

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  link //lɪŋk// 
  свързвам, съединявам
  connect things