CONNECTOR

connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective

(noun) an instrumentality that connects; “he soldered the connection”; “he didn’t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

connector (plural connectors)

One who connects.

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.

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.

(computing) A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.

(computing) A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.

(poker) Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*nect"or, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, connects; as: (a) A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in pneumatic experiments. (b) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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