connector

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect English -or English connector From connect + -or.

1. One who connects; a networker.

   “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.

   “Because SCSI is actually a family of standards, each with its own cable and connector, matching cables and connectors to the appropriate SCSI “family member” is important.”

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) U.S. Route 24 Connector.
4. A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
5. A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.

   “The X.400 connector can be used to connect two Exchange sites or to connect an Exchange site to a foreign X.400 messaging system.”

6. A map which can be defined for a linear connection.
7. Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.