Connection vs. Link
Difference Between Connection and Link
Connectionnoun
(uncountable) The act of connecting.
Linknoun
A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
The mayor’s assistant serves as the link to the media.Connectionnoun
The point at which two or more things are connected.
the connection between overeating and obesityMy headache has no connection with me going out last night.Linknoun
One element of a chain or other connected series.
The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.The weakest link.Connectionnoun
A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.Linknoun
(computing) The connection between buses or systems.
A by-N-link is composed of N lanes.Connectionnoun
An established communications or transportation link.
computers linked by a network connectionI was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection.Linknoun
(mathematics) A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.
Connectionnoun
(transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service
The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.Linknoun
(Sussex) a thin wild bank of land splitting two cultivated patches and often linking two hills.
Connectionnoun
A kinship relationship between people.
Linknoun
(figurative) an individual person or element in a system
Connectionnoun
An individual who is related to oneself.
I have some connections in Lancashire.Linknoun
Anything doubled and closed like a link of a chain.
a link of horsehairConnectionnoun
A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is included in any of the sets, and the union of any group of sets that are elements where the intersections of those sets is non-empty.
Linknoun
A sausage that is not a patty.
Connectionnoun
; lack of disjointedness
Linknoun
(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
Connectionnoun
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it);
there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmareLinknoun
(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) 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.
Connectionnoun
the state of being connected;
the connection between church and state is inescapableLinknoun
(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.
Connectionnoun
an instrumentality that connects;
he soldered the connectionhe didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakersLinknoun
(chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.
Connectionnoun
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship);
he has powerful connectionsLinknoun
(plural) The windings of a river; the land along a winding stream.
Connectionnoun
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination;
conditioning is a form of learning by associationLinknoun
(obsolete) A torch, used to light dark streets.
Connectionnoun
a connecting shape
Linkverb
(transitive) To connect two or more things.
Connectionnoun
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
Linkverb
To contain a hyperlink to another page.
My homepage links to my wife's.Connectionnoun
shifting from one form of transportation to another;
the plane was late and he missed his connection in AtlantaLinkverb
To supply (somebody) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link.
Haven't you seen his Web site? I'll link you to it.Connectionnoun
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication);
the joining of hands around the tablethere was a connection via the internetLinkverb
To post a hyperlink to.
Stop linking those unfunny comics all the time!Linkverb
(transitive) To demonstrate a correlation between two things.
Linkverb
(compilation) To combine objects generated by a compiler into a single executable.
Linkverb
To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly. en
Linknoun
the means of connection between things linked in series
Linknoun
a fastener that serves to join or link;
the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during constructionLinknoun
the state of being connected;
the connection between church and state is inescapableLinknoun
a connecting shape
Linknoun
a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
Linknoun
(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
Linknoun
a channel for communication between groups;
he provided a liaison with the guerrillasLinknoun
a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
Linknoun
an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
Linkverb
make a logical or causal connection;
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mindcolligate these factsI cannot relate these events at allLinkverb
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces;
Can you connect the two loudspeakers?Tie the ropes togetherLink armsLinkverb
be or become joined or united or linked;
The two streets connect to become a highwayOur paths joinedThe travelers linked up again at the airportLinkverb
link with or as with a yoke;
yoke the oxen together
