connecting
Making a bridge
Connecting describes the act of joining things together or establishing a link between them.
A connecting flight links two legs of a journey.
A connecting door joins adjacent rooms.
The word often emphasizes the transitional or linking function: We waited in the connecting hallway.
Something connecting brings separate elements into relationship with each other.
Linking into one
- attachingJoining to something else
- couplingJoint between systems
- fasteningJoining two parts together
- splicingConnecting by interweaving ends
interlocking · chaining · tethering · bridging · binding · hooking · clasping · latching
Unbroken passage between sections
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- passageSegment of text
- handoverTransfer of control
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
shift · progression · flow · continuity · threading · sequencing · pivoting · dovetailing
Harmonious mutual connection
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- closenessState of proximity
- empathySharing another's emotions
- trustConfidence in another
attachment · affinity · kinship · friendship · camaraderie · fellowship · solidarity · togetherness
joining
Linking into one
splicing · interlocking · chaining · tethering · bridging · binding · hooking · clasping · latching · anchoring
segue
Unbroken passage between sections
changeover · shift · progression · flow · continuity · threading · sequencing · pivoting · dovetailing · segueing
rapport
Harmonious mutual connection
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- closenessState of proximity
- empathySharing another's emotions
trust · attachment · affinity · kinship · friendship · camaraderie · fellowship · solidarity · togetherness · harmony
router
Packet-forwarding network device
protocol · TCP/IP · LAN · server · firewall · VPN · broadband · fiber · modem · handshake
interchange
Reciprocal transfer between parties
- junctionPoint where things meet
- layoverBreak between connecting flights
- transferMove between locations
hub · stopover · terminal · flight · route · itinerary · commute · transit · correspondence · changeover
- creatingcreating, inventing, producing, generating, making
- contactingcalling, phoning, texting, emailing, messaging
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- setupsetting up, installation, assembling, installing, initialization
- Relatinglinking, pertaining, associating, correlating, referencing
- joining methodswelding, TIG welding, spot welding, brazing, soldering
connectingdisconnecting
Breaking an established link
detaching · separating · severing · unlinking · disengaging
connectingisolating
Setting apart from contact
disconnecting · alienating · distancing · estranging · dissociating
connectingblocking
Impeding forward progress
obstructing · interrupting · cutting off · breaking · stopping
- internet connection
- connecting flightMulti-leg air travel
- make a connectionForm a meaningful link
- connecting the dotsFinding relationships between elements
- loose connectionUnstable junction between conductors
- lost connectionCommunication severed unexpectedly
connection, connections, connective, connectivity, connectives, connecting rod