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(1) Any plug and socket that links two devices together. Although taken for granted and rarely in the limelight, connectors are a huge industry, and the quality of these components is more critical than most people would imagine. When not designed or constructed properly, they often become the weakest element in an electronic system. See CLINKS.

(2) In database management, a link or pointer between two data structures.

(3) In flowcharting, a symbol used to break a sequence and resume the sequence elsewhere. It is often a small circle with a number in it.

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1. In an electric circuit, a device for joining two or more conductors, by a low-resistance path, without the use of a permanent splice.
2. A mechanical device for fastening

connector

together two or more pieces, members, or parts, including anchors, fasteners, or wall ties.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - samlemuffe, forbindelsesstykke, stikdåse, person der forbinder

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbindingsstuk

Français (French)
n. - connecteur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verbindungsteil

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ηλεκτρ., Η/Υ) συζευκτήρας, βύσμα, σύνδεσμος, ζυγός, ρευματοδότης

Italiano (Italian)
raccordo, connettore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conector (m)

Русский (Russian)
соединитель, штепсельный разъем

Español (Spanish)
n. - conector

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kopplare, förmedlare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
连结者, 连接插头, 连结管, 连结机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連結者, 連接插頭, 連結管, 連結機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연결하는 것, 접속용 소켓, 이음기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連結するもの, コネクター, 連結者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توصيله, موصله, واصله كهربا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחבר, מקשר‬

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