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hookup

 
Dictionary: hook·up   (hʊk'ŭp') pronunciation
n.
  1. A system or network of electrical circuits or equipment designed to operate together.
    1. A configuration of mechanical parts or devices providing a link between a supply source and a user: a gas hookup for a mobile home.
    2. A plan or schematic drawing of such a system or such a configuration.
  2. Informal. A linkage or connection, often between unlikely associates or factors.

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noun

    A logical or natural association between two or more things: connection, correlation, interconnection, interdependence, interrelationship, link, linkage, relation, relationship, tie-in. See connect.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a device providing a connection between a power source and a user

Meaning #2: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
  Synonym: assemblage


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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