link

US /lɪŋk/
UK /lɪŋk/
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1.

a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one thing affects the other

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There's a strong link between smoking and cancer.
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The police are investigating a possible link between the two crimes.
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connectionrelationshipassociationcorrelationnexus
2.

a component of a chain or series

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Each link in the chain was carefully forged.
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The missing link in the evolutionary chain.
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componentelementpartsegmentunit
3.

a code or address that allows you to access a website or a particular part of a website

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Click on this link to download the file.
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Can you send me the link to that article?
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URLhyperlinkweb address
1.

to make a connection between two or more things or people

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The new road will link the two towns.
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Can you link these two paragraphs together?
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connectjoinassociaterelatetie
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linkschain-link fence