connector

Meaning

  1. One who connects.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
  5. A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.
  6. Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.

Synonyms

binding post

male connector

jointbar

timber connector

connection box

plug-and-socket

connection strap

coupling piece

connecting terminal

crossover pipe

wiring terminal

taking-in charge

connection tube

post head

plug and socket connector

timber joint connector

bound symbol

union body

connecting vessel

communicating vessel

communicating pipe

communicating tube

Frequency

41k
Etymology

From connect + -or.

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