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connection Definition

con·nec·tion (kə nek′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a joining or being joined; coupling; union
  2. a part or thing that joins; means of joining
  3. a relationship; association; specif.,
    1. the relation between things that depend on, involve, or follow each other; causal relationship
    2. the logical linking together of words or ideas; coherence
    3. the relationship of a word or statement to the context, as it affects the meaning in that connection, let me say this
    4. affinity as by family ties, business, or common interests
  4. : usually used in pl.
    1. a relative, as by distant kinship or marriage
    2. a business associate or acquaintance, esp. an influential one through whom one can get special favors
  5. ☆ the act or means of transferring from one train, bus, etc. to another in the course of a journey
  6. a group of people associated together as in politics, business, or worship
  7. a religious sect or denomination
  8. ☆ Slang
    1. a person who sells narcotics illicitly to addicts
    2. a narcotics sale or purchase
  9. Elec. a circuit
  10. Telephony, Telegraphy a line of communication between points

Etymology: ME conneccioun < L connexio < connexus, pp. of connectere: see connect

connection Related Forms

con·nec′·tional adjective

connection Idioms

in connection with

  1. together with; in conjunction with
  2. with reference to

connection Synonyms

connection

n.

  1. Relationship

    kinship, association, reciprocity; see association 2, relationship.

  2. A junction

    combination, juncture, consolidation, conjunction; see union 1.

  3. A link

    attachment, fastening, bond, nexus; see joint 1, link.

  4. *An agent; often plural

    contact, go-between, intermediary; see agent 1, associate, messenger.

in connection with

in conjunction with, associated with, together with; see about 1, with.

connection Telecom Definition

From the Latin connectere, meaning to bind together. 1. A physical joining of two or more things. 2. In telecommunications, a physical joining of two stations or nodes by a circuit, perhaps comprising multiple links. See also circuit, link, node, physical, and station. 3. A physical joining of two conductors accomplished with a mechanical splice or fusion splice. See also conductor, fusion splice, mechanical splice, and physical. 4. A logical relationship or association of two or more things.

connection Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • establish: The thinking flux also establishes a connection among spatially discontinuous elements.
  • make: Having made a physical connection you will need software to access the information on the Net.
  • initiate: The worm's payload is a connection proxy that allows the attacker to initiate network connections through an infected computer.
  • have: The user who is playing the online games should have an internet connection in his PC.
  • allow: Conference - This feature allows the connection of up to six internal telephone users to communicate with each other.

Adjective modifier

  • dial-up: Choose Create a dial-up connection for the selected service.
  • high-speed: They simply provide you with a high-speed connection to the internet.
  • slow: To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into " chunks " .
  • direct: A direct fiber connection can be over 1000 times faster than Broadband.
  • fast: Even with faster connections, not many people will hang around long enough to download a huge file.
  • causal: The first conclusion drawn from the study is the causal connection between institutional rearing and cognitive impairment.

Modifies a noun

  • speed: If you have a slower connection speed or older computer, the PDF files may take some time to open directly.
  • tab: Click the Connections tab, and click the LAN Settings button.

Preposition: between

neuron: The connections between the neurons are up to you although a number of well tried basic designs exist.

Noun used with modifier

  • broadband: VoIP technology helps deliver a high quality internet phone service, using a broadband connection.
  • Internet: Select your Internet connection type from the list, then click Next.
  • wireless: Whether you are looking for a wired or wireless internet connection, we can help.
  • TCP: MSS Default maximum segement size for TCP connections over this route.
  • modem: Logging Your Dial-up Connections Having problems with your modem connection?
  • dialup: I am using Sophos Remote Update on a 56k dialup connection.