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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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