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’.