connector

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/kəˈnɛktɚ/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

main, own, used

The main connector between the two buildings was damaged during the storm last week.

VERB + CONNECTOR

plug

I plugged the connector into the wall socket and the lamp turned on immediately.

CONNECTOR + NOUN

cables, divider, downtown, johannesburg, road

The new road connector between the city and suburbs reduced commute times significantly.

PREP.

in, in

The USB cable is the connector in my printer that keeps breaking.

Definitions

noun

One who connects; a networker.

There are only a few genuine social connectors. True connectors collect people like other collectors collect stamps.

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 necessa

Because SCSI is actually a family of standards, each with its own cable and connector, matching cables and connectors to the appropriate SCSI “family member” is important.

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.

A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.

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

The X.400 connector can be used to connect two Exchange sites or to connect an Exchange site to a foreign X.400 messaging system.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an instrumentality that connects

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

There are only a few genuine social connectors. True connectors collect people like other collectors collect stamps.

Wiktionary

Because SCSI is actually a family of standards, each with its own cable and connector, matching cables and connectors to the appropriate SCSI “family member” is important.

Wiktionary

The X.400 connector can be used to connect two Exchange sites or to connect an Exchange site to a foreign X.400 messaging system.

Wiktionary

The connector road was backed up because of an accident and it took an hour to get home.

Tatoeba · #2654873

You must plug in the connector first.

Tatoeba · #5128390

This connector is short-circuited.

Tatoeba · #7467036

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, connector is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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