link1

noun

• 1a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other:a commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline
• a relationship or connection between people, countries, or organizations:he retained strong links with the media
• something that enables communication between people:sign language interpreters represent a vital link between the deaf and hearing communities
• a means of contact, travel, or transport between two places:they set up a satellite link with Tokyo a high-speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel
• Computing a code or instruction which connects one part of a program or an element in a list to another.
• short for hyperlink.

• 2a ring or loop in a chain: a chain made of steel links figurativeministers are the vital link in the chain between the civil service and Parliament
• a unit of measurement of length equal to one hundredth of a surveying chain (7.92 inches).

verb

• make, form, or suggest a connection with or between:rumours that linked his name with Judith foreign and domestic policy are linked [no object]:she linked up with an artistic group
• connect or join physically:a network of routes linking towns and villages the cows are linked up to milking machines
• Computing create a hyperlink between (web pages or hypertext documents):I’ve had problems linking my blog to other websites [no object]:it turns out he reads my blogs and was very pleased I’d linked to his article
• clasp; intertwine:once outside he linked arms with her