CONNECTED

connected

(adjective) joined or linked together

connected, machine-accessible

(adjective) stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

connected

(adjective) plugged in; “first check to see whether the appliance is connected”

affiliated, attached, connected

(adjective) being joined in close association; “affiliated clubs”; “all art schools whether independent or attached to universities”

connected

(adjective) wired together to an alarm system; “all the window alarms are connected”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

connected (comparative more connected, superlative most connected)

(usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.

Having relationships; involved with others.

(North America) involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.

Intimate; Having bonds of affection.

(mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.

(mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.

Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.

Antonyms

• disconnected

Hyponyms

• cloud-connected

• Internet-connected

• Web-connected

Verb

connected

simple past tense and past participle of connect

Source: Wiktionary


CONNECT

Con*nect", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Connected; p.pr. & vb.n. Connecting.] Etym: [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.]

1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between. He fills, he bounds, connect and equals all. Pope. A man must the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism. Locke.

2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair. Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.

Con*nect", v. i.

Definition: To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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