interconnectors
Things joining networks
Interconnectors are cables or pipelines that link separate energy networks, allowing electricity or gas to flow between regions or countries.
The term appears most often in discussions of power grids: The interconnector between France and Britain helps balance supply during peak demand.
Interconnectors enable energy trading and improve grid resilience by letting surplus flow where it's needed.
Devices that join things
- plugsThings that block openings
- socketsHollow connectors for insertion
- adaptersDevices bridging incompatible formats
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
terminals · ports · pins · jacks · receptacles · headers · jumpers · bridges
Points of connection
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- hubsCentral focal points
- gatewaysPoints of entry
bridges · ethernet · LAN · WAN · wireless · topology · protocols · bandwidth
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- ductworkHVAC distribution channels
- channelsPaths for transmission
- conduitsChannels for conveying substances
manifolds · hoses · raceways · trunking · casings · sheathing · cableways · pipelines
Formal business alliances
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
interplay · liaisons · mediators · facilitators · bridges · go-betweens · intermediaries · brokers
connectors
Devices that join things
- plugsThings that block openings
- socketsHollow connectors for insertion
- adaptersDevices bridging incompatible formats
cables · terminals · ports · pins · jacks · receptacles · headers · jumpers · bridges · couplers
nodes
Points of connection
gateways · bridges · ethernet · LAN · WAN · wireless · topology · protocols · bandwidth · telecommunications
pipes
Cylindrical fluid carriers
conduits · manifolds · hoses · raceways · trunking · casings · sheathing · cableways · pipelines · aqueducts
partnerships
Formal business alliances
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
symbiosis · interplay · liaisons · mediators · facilitators · bridges · go-betweens · intermediaries · brokers · matchmakers
interconnectorsisolators
Devices that block transmission
disconnectors · separators · barriers · insulators · dividers
interconnectorssilos
Farm storage towers
decouplers · closed systems · air gaps · islands · endpoints