What does "interconnection" mean?

A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things

What is a synonym for "interconnection"?

Common synonyms include: interconnectedness, joint, relation.

Pronounced //ˌɪn.tɚ.kəˈnɛk.ʃən//.

//ˌɪn.tɚ.kəˈnɛk.ʃən// noun

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Noun

1
A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things countable, uncountable
"As socialists we see the interconnection between the institutions of classism, sexism, and racism in our personal working lives."
2
(computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.) wordnet
3
A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things; Specifically, a connection between two parts. countable, uncountable
"Based on the latest data by ENTSO-E, there are 82 interconnections between the EU and its ten neighbouring countries, affecting 22 borders: Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine at the Eastern EU border, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Serbia in the Balkans, Turkey, as well as Morocco in the Southern Mediterranean."
4
a state of being connected reciprocally wordnet
5
The connecting of renewable-energy systems to the power grid countable, uncountable
"A dozen states have implemented policies for interconnection."

"As socialists we see the interconnection between the institutions of classism, sexism, and racism in our personal working lives."

From inter- + connection.

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