# connects (verb)

When two things are brought together so that a flow between them can happen and persist.

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergent_relation  ·  Arena: interaction_process_arena

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [flow](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-flow.movement), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [brought](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-brought.past-tense), [happen](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-happen.event-occurrence)

**Through:** The brought-together parts form a shared arrangement that allows flow through interaction, sustained over time.

**Novel properties:**
- continuous flow across a junction
- enduring connection enabling transfer
- bidirectional influence via contact

## Examples
- The International Space Station maintains electrical continuity between solar arrays and batteries through rotating joint connectors despite thermal cycling. *(engineering)*
- Neurotransmitters in the human brain bridge synapses, enabling sustained electrical-chemical signaling between neurons. *(biology)*
- The 2021 Suez Canal blockage disrupted global shipping flows until the Ever Given was refloated and canal operations resumed. *(economics)*

## Used by
- [association](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-association.relation) (L10)
- [links](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-links.connection) (L8)
- [network](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-network.system) (L9)
- [online](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-online.digital) (L8)
- [reference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-reference.citation) (L13)
- [relation](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-relation.association) (L8)
- [socket](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-socket.electrical) (L9)
- [watch](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-watch.tool) (L18)

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