connection

connection: 1. A provision for a signal to propagate from one point to another, such as from one circuit, line, subassembly, or component to another. 2. An association established between functional units for conveying information. 3. A temporary concatenation of transmission channels or telecommunication circuits, switching and other functional units set up to provide a route for a transfer of information between two or more points in a telecommunication network. [After T1.506-1989]

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