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• Substantiv, das eine Verbindung, Beziehung oder ein Band zwischen zwei oder mehr Dingen, Personen oder Begriffen bezeichnet.

A noun referring to a connection, relationship, or bond between two or more things, people, or concepts.

1. Connection or relationshipB1formal

   A relationship or connection between two or more things.

   Verbindung

   • There is a strong link between diet and health.
   • The study found a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.
   • They established a link between the two events.

   Synonymeassociationbondconnectioncorrelationliaisonnexusrelationshiptieunion

2. Physical connectionB1formal

   A ring or loop used to connect parts of a chain.

   Kettenglied

   • One link in the chain was broken.
   • The necklace is made of gold links.
   • He repaired the broken link in the bicycle chain.

   Synonymeconnectionconnectorcouplingjointloopringshackle

3. HyperlinkA2informalIT

   A clickable element on a web page that takes you to another page or resource.

   Hyperlink

   • Click on this link to open the document.
   • The email contained a suspicious link.
   • She shared a link to the article on social media.

   Synonymeanchorhyperlink

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, zwei oder mehr Dinge zu verbinden oder zu vereinen bzw. eine Verbindung zwischen ihnen herzustellen.

A verb used to indicate the act of connecting or joining two or more things together, or establishing a relationship between them.

1. Connect physicallyA2formal

   To connect or join two or more things together physically.

   Verbinden

   • The bridge links the two islands.
   • The railway line links the city to the airport.
   • The chains were linked together to form a barrier.

   Synonymeattachbindconnectcouplefastenhook upinterconnectjoinunite

   Antonymedetachdisconnectdivideseparatesplit

2. Connect logically or causallyB1formal

   To show or establish a relationship or connection between things.

   Verbinden

   • Scientists have linked smoking to lung cancer.
   • The study links poverty with poor educational outcomes.
   • The evidence links the suspect to the crime scene.

   Synonymeassociatebridgeconnectcorrelatecoupleinterconnectjoinrelatetie

   Antonymedetachdisconnectdivideseparate

3. Connect digitallyA2informalIT

   To create a hyperlink from one digital document or webpage to another.

   Verlinken

   • You can link your social media accounts to your website.
   • The article links to several external sources.
   • Please link the image to the product page.

   Synonymeconnectcross-linkhyperlinkinterlinkreference

Phrasal-Variantenlink up