joins

noun

An act of joining or the state of being joined; a junction or joining.

An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

(computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.

(computing) The act of joining something, such as a network.

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

verb

(transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.

(intransitive) To come together; to meet.

(intransitive) To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.

(transitive) To become a member of.

(transitive) To come into the company of.

To unite in marriage.

(computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.

To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

(obsolete, rare) To enjoin upon; to command.

Roots

iungojoin- · Latin · join

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