Betekenis van link In het Nederlands

• 0 a connection between two people, things, or ideas:

  • There's a direct link between diet and heart disease.

  • Their links with Mexico are still strong.

  • diplomatic links between the two countries

  • Click on this link to visit our online bookshop.

• 1 one of the rings in a chain

• 2 to make a connection between two or more people, things, or ideas:

  • The explosions are not thought to be linked in any way.

  • The use of CFCs was linked to the depletion of the ozone layer.

  • It can play MP3 music files and can be linked to an iPod with an extra lead.

  • Turkey, because of its location linking the European and Asian continents, has become a primary transit point for the efforts.

  • We will link to this post from the project website.

  • She linked a video about finding work on social media.

• 3 a connection between two things:

  • There is a clear link between poverty and malnutrition.

  • A high-speed rail link brings you to the airport.

• 4 one of the rings in a chain

• 5 a word or image on a website that can take you to another document or website

• 6 a way of travelling or communicating between two places or systems:

  • a bus/rail/road link

  • transport/transportation links

  • link between sth (and sth) There are plans to upgrade the road links between the two countries.

  • a phone/video link

  • Interviews can be carried out by video link.

  • This device creates a link between computers, enabling you to share files, no matter what their size.

• 7 a relationship between two or more people, countries, companies, etc.:

  • link with sb/sth Their links with Britain are still strong.

  • build/establish/strengthen links We need to strengthen our links with colleges doing similar work to ours.

  • business/trade links

• 8 a connection between two or more facts, events, etc.:

  • link between sth (and sth) The key thing here is the link between consumer confidence and spending on non-essentials.

  • direct/clear/strong link There is a direct link between the value of the used car and new car prices for the same model.

  • clear/close/strong link Historical data show the clear link between income tax rates and the size of domestic government spending.

• 9 a word or image in an electronic document or on a website that you can click on to take you to another part of the document, another document, or another website:

  • Read this tutorial for web developers in order to find out how to add a link to another website.

  • Click on this link to visit our online bookstore.

• 10 to connect two or more places, people, or things:

  • link sth to/with sth This corridor links the new offices to the main building.

  • a new motorway in Ireland, linking Dublin with Galway

  • All our workstations are linked together with each other.

• 11 to make or show a connection between two or more people, things, or ideas:

  • link sth to/with sth The objective is to link the strategy of the corporation with the reality of its business.

  • be linked to sth Asbestos-related diseases are generally linked to sustained exposure over many years.

  • Her name is being linked to one of the top jobs in the company.

• 12 if the value of money, investments, payments, etc. is linked to something else, it will change when that thing changes:

  • linked to sth Over a long period, investments linked to stock markets are likely to give the best returns.

• 13 to make a connection between websites on the internet, or from part of one website to another:

  • Anyone who has a website can link theirs to another site.

  • Does this website link to other client sites the company has designed?

• 14 to follow a link to go to another website or part of a website on the internet:

  • Click here to link to our customer service website.