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to relink

to relink

1 4.1
To connect something again after it was disconnected, for example a cable or account
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈlɪŋk/
translation icon : reconectar
  • So when you move a project, the first thing you have to do is relink the media.

Examples

  • To successfully edit the video, you need to relink all the audio files that got disconnected.

  • And again, sequence stuff, setting at and getting at is slow, but deleting and removing from the first thing, I'm just relinking the pointer, right?

  • So the thing that I'm going to relink now is the next one.

  • And relinking Mr. Paulson with Bear: I do not know Mr. Paulson personally and am not defending him.

    Blog text (25)

  • Some great DT makes have relinked my piece as the link seemed to have disappeared, and Alison, aka Butterfly, kindly pointed this out!

    Blog text (23)

  • Returning to the concrete case for our answer will, in theory at least, produce endless regress unless one can somehow relink such concreteness either directly to universals or to methods of judgment that somehow have a more flexible version of generality built into them.

    Academic text (1998)

  • I remember reading this piece by Dave Sheinin about Harper back when it came out, but a blog post I was looking at to avoid the rehashed Strasburg Shutdown discussion relinked to it, and it's definitely worth another look on this off day.

    Blog text (13)

  • After moving the server, the technician had to relink all the network drives to the new location.

  • When changing computers, it's important to relink your documents to ensure easy access.

Synonyms

to link
vsto relink
442 1.1

To join two things together physically

specifies that the action happens again after disconnection or movement
to reconnect
vsto relink
86 3.7

Join things or people again after they were apart

is used mainly for physical items rather than people
to reattach
vsto relink
22 3.7

Fasten something again after it comes loose

covers wider joining after moves or displacement, not only fastening
to reengage
vsto relink
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Make a machine part connect and work again after it stops

applies in many domains, not only to machines
to recouple
vsto relink
1 5.6

Connect parts again after they have been separated

includes cases when items were moved as well

Antonyms

to disconnect
161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

to detach
16 3.9

To take something off from what it is connected to

How Thorough

to rebuild
485 2.8
to recompile
  • Specialized
1 5.6
to compile
  • Specialized
15 6.6
to relink
1 4.1

Surface Forms

relink infinitive
relinked past
relinked past participle
relinking present participle
relinks third person singular

Morphology

relink = link (transparent) = re + link

The meaning is directly predictable as 'link again' using the productive prefix 're-'.

Etymology

Relink comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word link, like one part of a chain. So, to relink is to connect something again after it has been 'separated' or moved.