| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | access points | places where entry occurs |
| 2. | adapters | devices enabling connection |
| 3. | affiliations | official ties to groups |
| 4. | affinities | natural attractions or similarities |
| 5. | alliances | formal or informal unions |
| 6. | associations | mental or social links |
| 7. | attachments | emotional or practical bonds |
| 8. | avenues | possible routes or means |
| 9. | back channels | informal communication routes |
| 10. | bonds | strong ties or attachments |
| 11. | bridges | means of linking gaps |
| 12. | business ties | commercial relationships or links |
| 13. | chains | series of linked parts |
| 14. | channels | routes for communication or flow |
| 15. | circuits | complete electrical pathways |
| 16. | conduits | channels carrying something through |
| 17. | connectors | things that link parts |
| 18. | contact points | places or moments of contact |
| 19. | contacts | people you know professionally |
| 20. | couplers | devices that join things |
| 21. | couplings | joined pairings or links |
| 22. | crossroads | meeting points of paths |
| 23. | dealings | interactions or business relations |
| 24. | diplomatic ties | official relations between states |
| 25. | doorways | openings giving access |
| 26. | entanglements | complicated involvements or ties |
| 27. | entries | ways in or access points |
| 28. | family ties | relationships among relatives |
| 29. | fastenings | devices or means of joining |
| 30. | federations | unions of separate groups |
| 31. | feedlines | lines carrying signals |
| 32. | fittings | parts used for joining |
| 33. | frameworks | supporting connected structures |
| 34. | friendships | close friendly relationships |
| 35. | fusions | states of being joined |
| 36. | gateways | entrances providing access |
| 37. | hooks | means of attaching or linking |
| 38. | hubs | central points of activity |
| 39. | integrations | acts of combining parts |
| 40. | interactions | acts of communicating or affecting |
| 41. | interdependencies | mutual reliance or linkage |
| 42. | interfaces | points where systems meet |
| 43. | interlinks | mutual links between parts |
| 44. | interrelations | mutual relationships among things |
| 45. | intersections | points where lines cross |
| 46. | involvements | states of being connected |
| 47. | joiners | things that connect parts |
| 48. | joinings | acts or points of joining |
| 49. | joints | places where parts meet |
| 50. | junctions | places where things join |
| 51. | kinships | family-like or close ties |
| 52. | leads | wires carrying current |
| 53. | leagues | associations of groups |
| 54. | ligaments | bands connecting parts |
| 55. | lines | communication or transport links |
| 56. | linkages | acts or states of linking |
| 57. | links | things that join or relate |
| 58. | matrices | interconnected frameworks or structures |
| 59. | meeting points | places where things connect |
| 60. | mergers | combinations into one entity |
| 61. | meshes | networks of interwoven parts |
| 62. | network | interconnected group or system |
| 63. | nexuses | central points of connection |
| 64. | nodes | points in a network |
| 65. | pairings | matched or linked combinations |
| 66. | partnerships | cooperative working relationships |
| 67. | pathways | routes linking places or ideas |
| 68. | personal ties | close individual relationships |
| 69. | pipelines | channels for transport or flow |
| 70. | political ties | governmental relationships or alliances |
| 71. | ports | connection points for devices |
| 72. | professional ties | job-related relationships |
| 73. | rapport | harmonious relationship or understanding |
| 74. | relations | connections between people or things |
| 75. | relationships | ongoing personal or social ties |
| 76. | relays | links passing signals onward |
| 77. | roadways | routes for travel |
| 78. | routes | ways from one place |
| 79. | seams | lines where parts join |
| 80. | setups | arrangements or connected systems |
| 81. | signal paths | routes carrying signals |
| 82. | sinews | binding or connecting elements |
| 83. | social ties | relationships with other people |
| 84. | splices | joined sections of lines |
| 85. | structures | arranged connected parts |
| 86. | syndicates | groups acting together |
| 87. | systems | organized connected parts |
| 88. | terminals | endpoints for electrical links |
| 89. | tethers | restraining or linking lines |
| 90. | thoroughfares | main routes of passage |
| 91. | threads | connecting lines or themes |
| 92. | ties | close relationships or bonds |
| 93. | touchpoints | points of contact or interaction |
| 94. | trade ties | commercial links between parties |
| 95. | unifications | acts of making one |
| 96. | unions | joined states or associations |
| 97. | veins | branching routes or channels |
| 98. | webs | interconnected structures or systems |
| 99. | wires | thin conductors for linking |
| 100. | working relationships | professional interactions or ties |
