link-n; 9 Senses

Sense Number 1: nexus, the place of connection

Commentary: LINK[+relation][+role][+nexus] connection, connexion -

Examples:
The esophagogastric junction is the link between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: fasteners or connectors

Commentary: LINK[+entity][+artifact][+fastener] a fastener that serves to join or link

Examples:
The walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction.
John has lost his best cuff links.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: being connected, having a significant association

Commentary: LINK[+relation][+association][+significant]

Examples:
The link between church and state is inescapable.
There's a strong link between that boy and his dog.
Have they found a link between smoking and lung cancer?
This fossil is the missing link in the evolution of that species.
She has a lot of personal links to the media.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a channel of social communication

Commentary: LINK[+relation][+role][+communication][+channel] contact, inter-group communication - a channel for communication between groups

Examples:
He provided a liason with the guerrillas.
The weekly mail was her only link to the outside world, beyond the
remote jungle village.
The blog provided a nice link to current events in the physics
community.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 5: two way communication via electronics

Commentary: LINK[+entity][+artifact][+device][+electronics][+communication][+2_way] a two-way communication system

Examples:
Grown-ups call thier walkie-talkies "links".
Their lab has a data link to several earth-orbiting satellites.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8, 9

Sense Number 6: unit of length

Commentary: LINK[+quantity][+measure][+unit][+length] a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

Examples:
It's only about 5 links long.
Mary gave her dog a link of sausage. (probably extended usage)

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 7: computer instruction

Commentary: LINK[+entity][+symbolic][+instruction][+computer][+connecting] an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

Examples:
If you write a link to the other list the program will run more quickly.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 8: Placeholder: Do Not Choose

Examples:

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 9: connecting span of railway

Commentary: LINK[+entity][+structure][+construction][+railway][+segment]

Examples:
They just put in a new rail link between the Cape and Boston.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1d