CONNECTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does connector mean? 

• CONNECTOR (noun)
  The noun CONNECTOR has 1 sense:

1. an instrumentality that connects

  Familiarity information: CONNECTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONNECTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instrumentality that connects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion

Context example:

he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers

Hypernyms ("connector" is a kind of...):

instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connector"):

attachment; bond (a connection that fastens things together)

backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)

earth; ground (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))

hitch (a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls)

hookup (a device providing a connection between a power source and a user)

jumper (a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections)

conjunction; junction (something that joins or connects)

slip ring (connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts)

line; phone line; subscriber line; telephone circuit; telephone line (a telephone connection)

patch; temporary hookup (a connection intended to be used for a limited time)

coupling; yoke (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)

Derivation:

connect (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)

connect (plug into an outlet)

 Context examples 

A connector on a device designed to couple with an electrode.

(Electrode Contact Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

There is a faulty connector/header in the device.

(Faulty Device Connector/Header, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

A small connector designed to make temporary connections in electrical circuits.

(Jumper Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with the linking of device and/or device components having a sufficient open space to prevent gas, liquid or electrical current flow between connectors.

(Disconnection Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

A device problem that occurred because of the presence of either too much or too little lubricant where required (e.g., connectors, leading to failure mechanisms such as corrosion).

(Device Lubrication Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

This allele, which encodes connector enhancer of kinase suppressor of Ras 1 protein, is involved in receptor tyrosine kinase signaling attenuation.

(CNKSR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Connector Enhancer of KSR-Like (Drosophila Kinase Suppressor of Ras) is encoded by the human CNK1 gene.

(Connector Enhancer of KSR-Like Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

A circuit board with connectors into which other cards are plugged.

(Backplane Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)