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INTERCONNECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interconnection" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; joining (the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication))
Domain category:
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Derivation:
interconnect (cause to be interconnected or interwoven)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of being connected reciprocally
Example:
an interconnection between the two buildings
Synonyms:
interconnectedness; interconnection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("interconnection" is a kind of...):
connectedness; connection; link (the state of being connected)
Derivation:
interconnect (be interwoven or interconnected)
