connector

Meanings

Plural: connectors

Noun

• an instrumentality that connects
  • "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
• 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.
• 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.
• Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.

Synonyms

connecter, connection, connective, connexion