Linkage vs. Link — What's the Difference?

A conceptual connection between ideas or issues.

A single ring or part of a chain.

A connection strategy in political campaigns.

A shortcut to a website or document.

The relationship between genes on a chromosome.

A segment or part of a larger issue.

A system of connected mechanical parts.

An individual connecting element in a system.

The method of combining software modules.

A connection or reference point in a network.

The act or process of linking.

One of the rings or loops forming a chain.

The condition of being linked.

A unit in a connected series of units

A connection or relation; an association.

A unit in a transportation or communications system.

A negotiating policy of making agreement on one issue dependent on progress toward another objective.

A connecting element; a tie or bond

A system of interconnected machine elements, such as rods, springs, and pivots, used to transmit power or motion.

An association; a relationship

(Electricity) A measure of the induced voltage in a circuit caused by a magnetic flux and equal to the flux times the number of turns in the coil that surrounds it.

A causal, parallel, or reciprocal relationship; a correlation

(Genetics) An association between two or more genes such that the traits they control tend to be inherited together.

A cufflink.

A mechanical device that connects things.

A unit of length used in surveying, equal to 0.01 chain, 7.92 inches, or about 20.12 centimeters.

A connection or relation between things or ideas.

A rod or lever transmitting motion in a machine.

(compilation) The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file.

(Computers)A graphical item or segment of text in a webpage or other electronic document that, when clicked, causes another webpage or section of the same webpage to be displayed

(genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.

A torch formerly used for lighting one's way in the streets.

(linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.

To put together physically, as with links

A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.

To connect, relate, or associate

The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

To make or have a link to (another webpage or electronic document)

Manner of linking or of being linked; - said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.

To make a link in (a webpage or electronic document)

A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.

To be or become joined together physically

Any object, factor, or relationship that creates a bond or association between two other objects.

To be or become connected, related, or associated

The proximity of two or more genes on the genome of an organism that causes those genes to be inherited, transferred, or moved together with a frequency greater than for genes not associated. The linkage is a continuous variable, and is inversely related to the distance between genes on the genome.

To make or have a link to a webpage or electronic document

An associative relation

To follow a link in a webpage or electronic document

(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)

A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.

A mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion

One element of a chain or other connected series.

The act of linking things together

Abbreviation of hyperlink

(computing) The connection between buses or systems.

(mathematics) A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.

(figurative) an individual person or element in a system

Anything doubled and closed like a link of a chain.

A sausage that is not a patty.

(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

(surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.

(chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.

(in the plural) The windings of a river; the land along a winding stream.

(broadcasting) An introductory cue.

(obsolete) A torch, used to light dark streets.

(transitive) To connect two or more things.

To contain a hyperlink to another page.

To supply (somebody) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link.

To post a hyperlink to.

(transitive) To demonstrate a correlation between two things.

(compilation) To combine objects generated by a compiler into a single executable.

To meet with someone.

To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly.

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

A single ring or division of a chain.

Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond.

Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair.

Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.

Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine), the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; - applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.

Sausages; - because linked together.

A hill or ridge, as a sand hill, or a wooded or turfy bank between cultivated fields, etc.

A winding of a river; also, the ground along such a winding; a meander; - usually in pl.

Sand hills with the surrounding level or undulating land, such as occur along the seashore, a river bank, etc.

Hence, any such piece of ground where golf is played; a golf course.

To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple.

To be connected.

The means of connection between things linked in series

A fastener that serves to join or link;

The state of being connected;

A connecting shape

A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

A channel for communication between groups;

A two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

Make a logical or causal connection;

Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces;

Be or become joined or united or linked;

Link with or as with a yoke;

Linkage in politics refers to how issues are connected to each other and their impact on voter behavior and policy making.

Yes, genetic linkage affects how traits are inherited by determining the closeness of genes on a chromosome.

Linkage is primarily used to describe systems where components are connected for mechanical, genetic, or conceptual purposes.

Linkage involves a combination of several links to manage movements and forces, whereas a simple link is just one component of that system.

Not all links are digital; in networks, links can also be physical, such as cables in a telecommunications network.

Hyperlinks are crucial in computing for navigating between resources and linking data across the internet.

A link in a chain functions as a connecting element that joins the chain into a continuous loop.

The linkage between a car's steering system and its wheels is a common everyday example.

Yes, a link can exist independently as it is often a single connecting element, not necessarily part of a larger system.

Links enable the connectivity and navigation that are fundamental to the operation of the internet, allowing users to access diverse information seamlessly.