link
English meaning: Link
Definition
Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
Example
“Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.”
Another example: “Researchers have found a link between exercise and better sleep.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A common noun for a connection between things ('a link in the chain', 'a link between X and Y') and, very commonly, a clickable web address ('click the link'). The verb means to connect. Countable; used in everyday and technical English.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old Norse 'hlekkr' meaning a chain ring or loop, entering English by the 15th century.
Synonyms
- liaison
- nexus
- connection
- yoke
- connect
- contact
- relate
- unite
- connexion
- tie
Antonyms / Opposites
- disconnection
- break
Related Words
Common Collocations
- click the link
- a link between
- weak link
- provide a link
- missing link
- link in the chain
Word Forms
link (sing.); links (pl.); link (v.); linked; linking
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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