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connection

nounid 1973·updated May 9, 2026
verified

The state of being linked physically or notionally.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Network75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

synonym
associationconnectednessconnecterconnectiveconnectorconnexionin connection withjoininglink
alternatephrasing
Connection
plural
connections
possessive
connection's
pluralpossessive
connections'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being linked physically or notionally.
NERC CIP-010-2 (Config Change Management & Vulnerability) v21 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being linked physically or notionally.
Wordset Dictionary9 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
§2
shifting from one form of transportation to another
§3
an instrumentality that connects
§4
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
§5
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
§6
a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way
§7
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
§8
a connecting shape
§9
the state of being connected

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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