The difference between Connect and Join
When used as verbs, connect means to join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object, whereas join means to combine more than one item into one.
Join is also noun with the meaning: an intersection of piping or wiring.
check bellow for the other definitions of Connect and Join
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Connect as a verb (intransitive, of an object):
To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
Examples:
"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."
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Connect as a verb (intransitive, of two objects):
To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
Examples:
"Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there."
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Connect as a verb (transitive, of an object):
To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
Examples:
"The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part."
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Connect as a verb (transitive, of a person):
To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
Examples:
"I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work."
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Connect as a verb:
To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
Examples:
"When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet."
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Connect as a verb:
To associate; to establish a relation between.
Examples:
"I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me."
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Connect as a verb:
To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.
Examples:
"I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary."
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Join as a noun:
An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
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Join as a noun (computing, databases):
An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
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Join as a noun (algebra):
The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol .
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Join as a verb (transitive):
To combine more than one item into one; to put together.
Examples:
"The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe. We joined our efforts to get an even better result."
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Join as a verb (intransitive):
To come together; to meet.
Examples:
"Parallel lines never join. These two rivers join in about 80 miles."
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Join as a verb (transitive):
To come into the company of.
Examples:
"I will join you watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work."
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Join as a verb (transitive):
To become a member of.
Examples:
"Many children join a sports club. Most politicians have joined a party."
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Join as a verb (computing, databases, transitive):
To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
Examples:
"By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered."
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Join as a verb:
To unite in marriage.
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Join as a verb (obsolete, rare):
To enjoin upon; to command.
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Join as a verb:
To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
Examples:
"to join encounter, battle, or issue"
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