• Connector

    Origin

    connect + -or

    Full definition of connector

    Noun

    connector

    (plural connectors)
    1. One who connects.
      • 2008, Duncan Brown, Nicky Hayes, Influencer Marketing (page 38)There are only a few genuine social connectors. True connectors collect people like other collectors collect stamps.
    2. 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.
    3. 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) .
    4. (computing) A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
    5. (computing) A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.
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