interlinking

Forming chain connections

Interlinking is the act of connecting things together in a chain or network.

The term appears most often in discussions of websites, where interlinking means creating hyperlinks between pages: Good interlinking helps visitors navigate your site.

More broadly, it describes any reciprocal or mutual connection: the interlinking of global economies.

network

mesh

Interlocking open weave

nexus · nodes · hub · topology · routing · pathways · circuitry · wiring · synapses · plexus

system

interdependence

Reciprocal reliance between entities

modularity · architecture · framework · interfacing · compatibility · synchronization · coupling · binding · middleware · APIs

structure

weave

Interlace strands into fabric

knitting · crisscross · lattice · matrix · fabric · mesh · intertwining · entwinement · interweaving · overlapping

chain

links

Things that connect

attachment · clasp · connector · hook · ring · splice · concatenation · daisy-chain · sequence · succession

relationship

connection

A joining or relation

reciprocity · mutuality · interrelation · cross-reference · interdependency · bonding · affiliation · partnership · collaboration · alliance

web

hyperlinks

Clickable webpage references

crawling · sitemap · anchor · backlinks · outbound · inbound · crosslinks · breadcrumbs · internal · external

Categories
Opposites
connection

interlinkingseparating

Dividing into parts

disconnecting · isolating · unlinking · severing · detaching

complexity

interlinkingsimple

Free of complexity

standalone · independent · discrete · singular · self-contained

Family

link, linked, linking, linkage, interconnection, interlink, interlinked, interconnectedness, interconnects

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