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link·up

(lĭngk′ŭp′)

1. The act of linking or connecting: a linkup of two orbiting spacecraft.

2. Something that serves to link or join; a connection.

3. A set of linked elements that forms a functioning system: broadcast the event on a closed-circuit TV linkup.

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linkup

(ˈlɪŋkˌʌp)

1. the establishing of a connection or union between objects, groups, organizations, etc

2. the connection or union established

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link•up

(ˈlɪŋkˌʌp)

n.

1. a contact or linkage established, as between military units or two spacecraft.

2. something serving as a linking element or system; a connection or hookup.

[1940–45]

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Noun

linkup - a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

tie-in, link, tie

nosepiece, bridge - the link between two lenses; rests on the nose

fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

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collegamento

linkup

[ˈlɪŋkʌp] N → conexión f, vinculación f; (= meeting) → encuentro m, reunión f; [of roads] → empalme m; [of spaceships] → acoplamiento m (Rad, TV) → conexión f, enlace m

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linkup

n (Telec, general) → Verbindung f; (of spaceships) → Kopplung (→ smanöver nt) f

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