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Connector
//kəˈnɛktɚ// noun
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Noun
- 1 One who connects; a networker.
"There are only a few genuine social connectors. True connectors collect people like other collectors collect stamps."
- 2 an instrumentality that connects wordnet
- 3 A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.
"Because SCSI is actually a family of standards, each with its own cable and connector, matching cables and connectors to the appropriate SCSI “family member” is important."
- 4 A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) U.S. Route 24 Connector. US
- 5 A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
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- 6 A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.
"The X.400 connector can be used to connect two Exchange sites or to connect an Exchange site to a foreign X.400 messaging system."
- 7 A map which can be defined for a linear connection.
- 8 Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.
Etymology
From connect + -or.
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