connection

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"

the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"

(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections"

the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

a connecting shape

a supplier (especially of narcotics)

shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"

the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"