English Dictionary
◊ CONNECTED
connected
adj 1: being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all
art schools whether independent or attached to
universities" [syn: {affiliated}, {attached}]
2: joined or linked together [ant: {unconnected}]
3: associated with or accompanying; "Christmas and associated
festivities" [syn: {associated}]
4: wired together to an alarm system; "all the window alarms
are connected"
5: plugged in; "first check to see whether the appliance is
connected"
6: stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a
central computer [syn: {machine-accessible}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN CONNECT?
connect
{Unix} socket library routine to connect
a socket that has been created on the local hosts to one at a
specified socket address on the remote host.
{Unix manual pages}: connect(2), accept(2).
(1995-03-21)