# links (connection)

a thing that connects two things

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [connects](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-connects.verb)

**Through:** parts bring two things together by connecting them, producing a link

**Novel properties:**
- mutual connection
- binding role

## Examples
- The 1971 Indo-Pakistani War ceasefire was mediated by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 307. *(institutions)*
- Fiber-optic cables under the Pacific Ocean carry data between Hawaii and California. *(engineering)*
- Hydrogen bonds between adenine and thymine stabilize the DNA double helix. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [connection](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-connection.social) (L9)
- [internet](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-internet.digital) (L10)
- [network](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-network.system) (L9)
- [reference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-reference.citation) (L13)
- [way](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-way.method) (L9)
- [wireless](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wireless.electrical) (L11)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-links.connection*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-links.connection.json*  
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