hook into

verb

hooked into; hooking into; hooks into
informal
: to become connected to (something, such as a computer network or a source of electrical power)
We don't have the hardware we need to hook into the network.

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Instamall plans to keep adding brands, but it is already hooked into the inventory systems of its existing partners, so expanding the service to new cities could be as easy as flicking a switch. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 The vendor platform on the other side becomes, from the layer’s point of view, replaceable—a set of inbound and outbound extracts rather than a system with its own hooks into your business rules. — Sanchet Pachpute, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Taking over roughly half of the mouse’s total brain space, the human cells successfully hooked into the host’s blood supply, local neurons, and spinal cord. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 GoDaddy Websites + Marketing, on the other hand, is an extremely solid website builder with great templates, tools, and hooks into other GoDaddy offerings. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hook into

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“Hook into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hook%20into. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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