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

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  4. 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."

  5. 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."

  6. 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."

  7. 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."

  1. Join as a noun:

    An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

  2. Join as a noun (computing, databases):

    An intersection of data in two or more database tables.

  3. Join as a noun (algebra):

    The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol .

  1. 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."

  2. Join as a verb (intransitive):

    To come together; to meet.

    Examples:

    "Parallel lines never join. These two rivers join in about 80 miles."

  3. 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."

  4. Join as a verb (transitive):

    To become a member of.

    Examples:

    "Many children join a sports club. Most politicians have joined a party."

  5. 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."

  6. Join as a verb:

    To unite in marriage.

  7. Join as a verb (obsolete, rare):

    To enjoin upon; to command.

  8. Join as a verb:

    To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

    Examples:

    "to join encounter, battle, or issue"

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