link1
n.
- a relationship or connection between people or things.
▸something that enables communication between people.
▸a means of contact or transport between two places.
▸Computing a code or instruction connecting one part of a program, website, etc. to another.
- a loop in a chain.
▸a unit of measurement of length equal to one hundredth of a surveying chain (7.92 inches).
v.
make, form, or suggest a link with or between.
▸join physically.
▸clasp; intertwine.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from ON hlekkr, of Gmc origin.
link2
n.
historical a torch of pitch and tow for lighting the way in dark streets.
Etymology
C16: perh. from med. L. li(n)chinus ‘wick’.