A mechanical device that connects things. / A connection or relation between things or ideas.

plural of linkage

An effect in which increased production by a downstream manufacturer provides positive pecuniary externalities to an upstream manufacturer responsible for different stages of the same production process.

That which links. / (software compilation) A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.

(genetics) To ligate a DNA segment using a linker.

plural of linker

(genetics) A triangular graphical representation of linkage disequilibrium in which different colours represent different magnitudes of linkage between pairs of loci

(genetics) A non-random association of two or more alleles at two or more loci; normally caused by an interaction between genes, and often illustrated on a pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram (HapMap)

simple past tense and past participle of linker

present participle of linker