Definition of Connector

1. Noun. An instrumentality that connects. "He didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"


Definition of Connector

1. n. One who, or that which, connects

Definition of Connector

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. 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. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) A line connecting two shapes in presentation software. ¹

4. Noun. (computing) A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Connector

1. one that connects [n -S] - See also: connects

Medical Definition of Connector

1. A part of a partial denture which unites its components. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Connector

connective tissue
connective tissue activating peptide III
connective tissue cell
connective tissue cells
connective tissue disease
connective tissue group
connective tissues
connective tumour
connectively
connectives
connectivities
connectivity
connectome
connectomes
connectomics
connector
connectorless
connectors
connects
connects the dots
conned
connegative
connegatives
connellite
connellites
connemara
connemaras
conner
conners
connes

Literary usage of Connector

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Automatic Telephony: A Comprehensive Treatise on Automatic and Semi by Arthur Bessey Smith, Wilson Lee Campbell (1921)
"If the tester desires to release only the test connector he operates the ... The test connector will now release following the de-energization of its line ..."

2. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"The connector rise is 2 feet for the water heater and 3 feet for the furnace. ... In the vent connector capacity Table 4, find the row associated with a ..."

3. American Telephone Practice by Kempster Blanchard Miller (1905)
"To guard against this occurrence the back release relay on the connector is provided and connected between the rotary side of the called subscriber's line ..."

4. Elementary Principles of Electrotherapeutics for the Use of Physicians and by Celia M. Haynes (1896)
"Length 1J4 The Connector is a convenient device for connecting conducting cords ... B is a large socket cut in threads to receive the connector, screw which ..."

5. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age Pages (1993)
"STATEMENT OF ANDREW S. LINDER, PRESIDENT AND OWNER, POWER Connector Mr. LINDER. ... I am Andy Linder, president and owner of Power Connector, ..."

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