Synonyms

interconnect

American

[in-ter-kuh-nekt] / ˌɪn tər kəˈnɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to connect with one another.

verb (used without object)

to be or become connected or interrelated.

adjective

Telecommunications.
1. pertaining to customer-owned equipment that is connected to or has access to the public telephone network.
2. pertaining to companies that supply equipment to customers.
  
  a leading interconnect company.

interconnect British

/ ˌɪntəkəˈnɛkt /

verb

to relate well

people I really interconnect with
to be meaningfully or complexly related or joined

these three strands of thought interconnect

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noun

1. a device that connects things
2. ( as modifier )
  
  interconnect cable

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Other Word Forms

interconnection noun

Etymology

Origin of interconnect

First recorded in 1860–65; inter- + connect

Example Sentences

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"On the other hand, it could eventually serve as a valuable tool to interconnect the realms of electronics, spintronics, and quantum information technology."

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The acquisition of XConn, an AI interconnect technology maker, aims to enhance Marvell’s switching portfolio for AI infrastructure.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Nvidia’s networking revenues rose 162% year-over-year as the company ramped up the deployment of its high-performance interconnect technology, highlighting another booming area of the AI trade and sending shares of Arista Networks Inc.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Huang also unveiled NVQLink, a high-speed interconnect to link quantum processors with components of classical machines, such as GPUs and core processing units, or CPUs, along with the chips that Nvidia specializes in.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

The ends of this pipe are conically drilled and they interconnect; there is no drilled hole connecting the bowl with the mouth end, as in the larger specimen.

From A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 by Massey, William C.

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