interconnected

adjective in·ter·con·nect·ed \ ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnek-təd \

Updated on: 17 May 2018

1 : mutually joined or related

interconnected highways

interconnected political issues

2 : having internal connections between the parts or elements

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interconnectedness

noun

Recent Examples of interconnected from the Web

Tononi postulates that any complex and interconnected mechanism whose structure encodes a set of cause-and-effect relationships will have these properties—and so will have some level of consciousness.

— christof koch, Scientific American, "What Is Consciousness?," 8 May 2018
As the world has changed and become more interconnected, Kenny said, a longer stay doesn’t necessarily mean much more benefit.

— jean marbella, baltimoresun.com, "From Tunisia to Baltimore to Washington, new Peace Corps director at home in the world," 5 May 2018
The grand, 4,000-square-foot lobby will be home to two interconnected venues: DC/AM, a daytime café, and Death and Co., a 90-seat spot with an entirely new menu, including full dinner service, every evening.

— mark ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, "Death and Co.'s Arrival May Turn Denver Into a Cocktail City," 27 Apr. 2018
Equinix is in the primary business of providing space, power and a secure interconnected environment for our more than 9,800 customers inside 200 data centers around the world.

— dan goodin, Ars Technica, "Suspicious event hijacks Amazon traffic for 2 hours, steals cryptocurrency," 24 Apr. 2018
Downtown Vancouver is peppered with interconnected bike infrastructure.

— david gutman, The Seattle Times, "As Seattle struggles with bike lanes, Vancouver, B.C., has won the battle," 23 Apr. 2018
But the reports of supplier issues, along with reports last year of battery pack production shortfalls, suggest an interconnected array of challenges facing the carmaker.

— david z. morris, Fortune, "Tesla Parts Spotted Piled Outside San Jose Machine Shop," 14 Apr. 2018
Illinois has big problems, and state and local financial crises feel interconnected.

— ted slowik, Daily Southtown, "Slowik: Should you support keeping Illinois flat tax? It depends on your income," 12 Apr. 2018
Carl [Lentz] is Hillsong and they’re best friends, so everybody is kind of interconnected.

— soo youn, The Cut, "Hailey Baldwin Explains the Hollywood Church Scene," 11 Apr. 2018

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