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Definition: LINKING |
LINKINGPersonal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Link |
Date "LINKING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | Putting an explicit link between two data structures of which one is entailing the other in an expected reasoning task. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | A method of joining the edges of a piece of fabric or fabrics together by a single or double chain-stitch that passes through adjacent loops in the same course. Source: European Union. (references) |
Information | Indicating that two index terms assigned to the same document are connected in some way. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | The term linkage means the bond used in constitutional formulas to represent one valency. Double and triple linkages refer to double and triple bonds. These linkages, of course, must be considered as symbolic(1). Source: European Union. (references) |
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 | Hydrofoils linking Favignana and Trapani pass very close to the western side of the nets. Noise from the hydrofoils scare the tuna away.Credit: Fisheries. |  | General 3/4 elevation view, looking northwest, from New Hampshire side of river. Photograph by Jet Lowe, 1984. (Reproduction Number: HAER NH,10-CORN,2-2) This former toll bridge linking the towns of Cornish, New Hampshire, and Windsor, Vermont, is one of the largest covered wooden bridges in the U.S. Built in 1866, the bridge stretches more than four hundred feet, making it much longer than a modern-day football field. The bridge spans the Connecticut River at a point where the French military general and American Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette is said to have crossed on his way to Vermont in 1825.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Abe linking with his significantly named cabinet.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Cranly pushed solemnly through the throng of students, linking Stephen and Temple like a celebrant attended by his ministers on his way to the altar. |
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Health | They have turned up evidence linking this decline to memory impairment. (references) | |
Study of the distribution of these phenomena in populations, linking them to clinical outcomes, is lacking. (references) | ||
For example, scientists at the NINDS and elsewhere are linking these antibodies to toxins that can kill tumor cells. (references) | ||
Business | Consortia linking utilities, regional governments, private companies and turbine manufacturers generally own wind farms. (references) | |
The province of Cordoba is considering a subway linking the downtown part of the provincial capital with its metropolitan area and contemplates five kilometers of tunels, initially. (references) | ||
Another highlight of the government's infrastructure developments for 2000 was the construction of the S$1.0 billion 5-km, underground, Marina MRT Line with six stations linking Dhoby Ghaut to Stadium Boulevard. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Guinea-Bissau | In June the authorities arrested newspaper owner Joao de Barros and journalist Athizar Mendes after they published an article linking President Yala to corruption; they later were released on bail. (references) |
China | The official Xinjiang Daily reported that Yining county early in 2000 reviewed the activities of 420 mosques and implemented a system of linking ethnic cadres to mosques in order to improve vigilance against "illegal religious activities." The authorities also initiated a campaign to discourage overt religious attire such as veils and to discourage religious marriage ceremonies. (references) | |
Economic History | Ecuador | Ecuador has an extensive system of all-weather roads linking populated parts of the countries. (references) |
Human Rights | Somalia | On July 24, four cars hit landmines on the road linking the Lower Juba and Middle Juba regions. (references) |
Guatemala | MINUGUA maintained that third parties were involved in his death to prevent him from linking state agents to organized crime. (references) | |
Bolivia | The case addressed their involvement in organizing the violent protests during which Rivas and nine civilians died, with no apparent evidence linking them directly to the death of Rivas. (references) | |
Political Economy | PAKISTAN | The trade policy provides for linking the interest rates on export finance to interest rates on government treasury bills, which are determined by market forces. (references) |
Trade | Egypt | The GOE aims to upgrade the financial information system linking the Cairo and Alexandria stock markets. (references) |
Argentina | Other highlights of this free trade zone include its port, with 500 meters of dock, and its strategic location linking this free trade zone to the main cities of Argentina. (references) | |
Travel | Spain | There is a good highway network linking major cities in Spain. (references) |
Ghana | There are two main ports (Tema and Sekondi-Takoradi) and a triangular 953-km rail system linking Kumasi, Takoradi and Accra-Tema. (references) | |
West Bank | According to an agreement between the Jordanian and Israeli governments, border crossings in both directions in private vehicles have been permitted since May 1996. Crossing procedures for the Allenby Bridge, linking Jordan and the West Bank, remain unchanged. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Bangladesh | Action Against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children (ATSEC), a national antitrafficking network, recently began to implement several antitrafficking activities; including linking NGO's and Government entities into a strong partnership, establishing a focal point for moving the national anti-trafficking agenda forward, establishing a resource center to disseminate data on the subject, and providing technical support to grassroots organizations. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "LINKING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 84.99% of the time. "LINKING" is used about 1,145 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 84.99% | 973 | 7,504 |
| Noun (singular) | 7.77% | 89 | 34,931 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.36% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 2.79% | 32 | 61,292 |
| Noun (common) | 0.09% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,145 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "LINKING": cross linking ♦ dynamic Data Linking ♦ linking up ♦ linking verb ♦ object Linking and Embedding ♦ parallel architecture for networking gateways linking OSI systems. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "LINKING": linking-up. | |
Ending with "LINKING": index-linking, object-linking. | |
Containing "LINKING": Cross-Linking Reagents. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
linking park | 193 | html linking | 9 |
linking verb | 69 | linking tool | 8 |
linking | 46 | linking ring | 6 |
linking strategy | 26 | faint linking park | 6 |
linking lyrics park | 23 | linking machine | 6 |
reciprocal linking | 19 | arrow in linking next page site web | 6 |
deep linking | 15 | search engine linking technique | 5 |
linking matter | 15 | belong i linking park somewhere | 5 |
hot linking | 13 | linking remote | 5 |
free linking remote | 12 | image linking | 5 |
linking page | 11 | computer linking | 5 |
site linking | 11 | chinese linking ring | 5 |
linking meteora park | 10 | linking web page | 5 |
linking words | 10 | direct linking | 4 |
by linking step step strategy | 10 | linking mysql oracle | 4 |
free linking | 10 | end in linking park | 4 |
object linking and embedding | 9 | belong i linking lyrics park somewhere | 4 |
important linking why | 9 | cross linking | 4 |
web site linking | 9 | free linking remote space web | 3 |
linking myth some | 9 | linking park.com | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "LINKING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 连接 (Connect, Connected, Connecting, connection, Connexion, linked, Ushered, Ushering). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sammenkaedning med linksymbol, sammenkaedning med link, sammenkaedning af termer, sammenkaedning (chaining, concatenation), ketle (binding, looping, turning-off), kædning, brug af links. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verbinding (combination, connection), verbinden (agglutinate, bind, combine, connect, connect up, join, plug in, tie, tie up), koppeling (clutch), kettelen (binding, looping, turning-off), binding (bond, tie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | linkitys, linkittäminen, sitoutuminen (binding, interlacing, looping, setting up, turning-off), kytkentä (configuration, connection, coupling, coupling phase, lead, linkage, operating, switching, twinning), kytkeminen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | raccordement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verbindend (agglutinating, aligning, associational, bandaging, conglomerating, conjoining, conjunctive, conjunctively, connecting, connective, joining), Binde (bandage, binding, braid, cord, fascia, fillet, ligature, napkin, sanitary napkin, sling, string, strip, strip of material, tape, tie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ρεμαγιάρισμα (binding, looping, turning-off), σύνδεση (attachment, conjunction, connection, coupling, hookup, junction, ligature, link up, spanning, splice, syndication, tap), συνάφεια (affinity, coherence, contiguity, nexus, relevance, relevancy), αλληλουχία (coherence, cohesion, sequence), δεσμός (affair, bond, link between). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מקשר (attaching, bond, connecting), שרשור (chaining, concatenation), קשר (bond, communication, connection, converse, knot, liaison, link, linkage, loop, nexus, node, noose, relation, relationship, tie), זיקה (affinity, attachment, bond, link, linkage, rapport, relation, spark, sympathy, tie), התאחות (accretion, union), הקשרות (link), הצמדה (joining, link, linkage), צמידות (coupling, tie up), צמוד (adnation, attached, close, close fitting, coupling, fastened, linked, matching, pairing, snug, tie in, tied in, tight). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kapcsolódás (attach, coupling, joint, linkage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pengait (crook, hook). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | legame (band, binding, bond, communication, connection, connexion, liaison, link, manacle, string, tie), relazione (account, affair, commentary, concern, connection, connexion, contact, liaison, paper, presentation, reference, relation, relationship, report, touch), correlazione (correlation), concatenazione (concatenation, link), collegare (ally, bond, bracket, connect, get in touch, interlock, interrelate, join, link, link up, relate), benda (band, bandage, blindfold, patch), allacciatura (binding, cable clench, cable stopper, fastening, looping, turning-off), accoppiamento (connection, connexion, coupling, joining, matching). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 連係 (connection). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | れんけい (connection, co-operation, linkage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 연결 (Concatenation, Connecting, connection, Connexion, coupling, link, links). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inkinglay ligar (band, bind, binding, bond, call, catenate, colligate, connect, connect up, couple, gear, incorporate, independence, in-patient, interlock, interlocution, interweave, join, joint, knit, light, link, mingle, plug, plug in, plug ugly, set, splice, switch, switch on, tie, tie up, turn on, unite, Wed, yoke), ligação (attachment, binding, bond, call, catenation, coherence, coherency, conduit, connection, connexion, contact, coupling, cufflink, intercourse, joint, lead, liaison, link, nexus, slide, tie, touch, union), remalhagem (binding, looping, sewing, turning-off). (various references) связывать связь связующий. (various references) spojni (connecting). (various references) remallado (binding, looping, turning-off), enlazar (bind, connect, intertwine, knit together, lasso, link, link together, link up, tie), enlazamiento, enlace (bond, connection, connexion, liaison, link, link up, linkage, list, marriage, meeting, relationship, starting point, tie up, union, wedding), coordinación (coordination, liaison), asociación (affiliation, association, combine, consort, fellowship, institute, institution, league, partnership, society), acoplamiento genérico. (various references) länkning av termer, länkning (chaining, concatenation, concatenation of documents), kettling (binding, looping, turning-off). (various references) bağlayıcı (binding, connecting, connective, restrictive, stringent, subordinative conjuction). (various references) зчеплення (adherence, adhesion, catenation, clutch, coherence, concatenation, coupling, friction, hookup, linkage), з'єднання (articulation, association, coalescence, conjugation, conjunction, copulation, coupling, hookup, joinder, joining, junction, ligature, link up, linkage, mounting, union). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "LINKING": blinking, clinking, hyperlinking, interlinking, plinking, relinking, slinking, unblinking, unlinking. (additional references) | |
Words containing "LINKING": unblinkingly. (additional references) | |
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"LINKING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: lencing, lincean, lincki, Linkin, linkine, linkpin, linkping, linting, lionking. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "LINKING" (pronounced li"ngking) |
| 6 | l i" ng k i ng | blinking, plinking. |
| 5 | -i" ng k i ng | drinking, rethinking, shrinking, sinking, stinking, unthinking, winking. |
| 4 | -ng k i ng | banking, blanking, clanking, cranking, debunking, flanking, flunking, franking, honking, junking, nonbanking, planking, plunking, ranking, reinking, spanking, tanking, thanking, yanking. |
| 3 | -k i ng | aching, antismoking, asking, attacking, backing, backtracking, baking, balking, barking, basking, biking, bilking, blocking, bloodsucking, booking, bookmaking, braking, breaking, breathtaking, broking, Brooking, bucking, carjacking, caulking, chalking, checking, choking, chucking, clicking, cloaking, clucking, cocking, coking, cooking, corking, cornhusking, cracking, creaking, critiquing, croaking, decking, disliking, docking, dressmaking, ducking, duking, earmarking, earthshaking, eking, embarking, evoking, faking, filmmaking, flaking, flicking, flocking, forking, forsaking, freaking, frolicking, fucking, gawking, glassmaking, groundbreaking, hacking, handshaking, hardworking, harking, Hawking, heartbreaking, hijacking, hiking, hitchhiking, Hocking, homemaking, hooking, hulking, interlocking, invoking, jacking, jaywalking, jerking, joking, kayaking, kicking, knocking, lacking, lawbreaking, lawmaking, leaking, licking, liking, locking, looking, lovemaking, Lucking, lurking, making, marking, masking, matchmaking, meatpacking, metalworking, milking, mimicking, mistaking, mocking, moneymaking, moviemaking, mucking, muckraking, multitasking, networking, nitpicking, nonsmoking, overbooking, overlooking, overtaking, packing, painstaking, panicking, papermaking, parking, peacemaking, peaking, pecking, peeking, perking, picking, piggybacking, plucking, poking, politicking, provoking, quaking, quarterbacking, racking, raking, ransacking, rebuking, reeking, remaking, remarking, restocking, retaking, revoking, reworking, risking, rocking, rollicking, sacking, seeking, shaking, sharking, shirking, shocking, shrieking, shucking, sleepwalking, smacking, smirking, smoking, snaking, sneaking, soaking, socking, spacewalking, sparking, speaking, spiking, squawking, squeaking, stacking, staking, stalking, steelmaking, sticking, stockbroking, stocking, stoking, streaking, striking, stroking, sucking, sulking, tacking, taking, talking, tasking, ticking, tracking, trafficking, trekking, tricking, trucking, tucking, tweaking, undertaking, undocking, unlocking, unpacking, viking, waking, walking, whacking, wisecracking, woodworking, working, wracking, wreaking, wrecking. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: inkling, kilning. | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-i-k-l-n-n" | |
-1 letter: inking, lignin, liking, lining. | |
-2 letters: kinin, linin. | |
-3 letters: gink, kiln, king, ling, link, linn. | |
-4 letters: gin, ilk, ink, inn, kin, lin, nil. | |
-5 letters: in, li. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-i-i-k-l-n-n" | |
+1 letter: blinking, clinking, inklings, kindling, likening, nickling, plinking, slinking, tinkling, winkling. | |
+2 letters: crinkling, kindlings, nickeling, relinking, tinklings, twinkling, unlinking, wrinkling. | |
+3 letters: blinkering, clinkering, enkindling, kingliness, nickelling, rekindling, sprinkling, stinkingly, thinkingly, twinklings, unblinking. | |
+4 letters: balkanizing, folksinging, linebacking, painkilling, sickeningly, sprinklings. | |
+5 letters: alkalinizing, besprinkling, folksingings, hyperlinking, interlinking, interlocking, kinglinesses, knightliness, linebackings, unblinkingly, unthinkingly. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 49 4E 4B 49 4E 47 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. .. -. -.- .. -. --. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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