connected

Adjective

connected (comparative more connected, superlative most connected)

1. (usually) Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
   • Of course, he has very little money, and is rather shy in manner, but he is very well-connected.2002, Miss Read, Affairs at Thrush Green: A Novel, →ISBN
   • In human society, there is an irreconcilable conflict between the concept of financial wellbeing of the individual and the pernicious desire for increased wealth of the politically well connected.2005, James Ronald Kennedy, Reclaiming Liberty, →ISBN, page 127
2. Having relationships; involved with others.
   • By his father's side Mr Trumbull was connected with one of the most honorable and conspicuous families of his native state.1833, the american annual register of public events, for the year 1881-32
   • She is descended, on the father's side, from an ancient family in Northumberland, not remotely connected with nobility ; and there is a quaint rhyme current in the north country, which promises the name a long duration.1838, Henry Fothergill Chorley, Vincent Otto Nolte, The authors of England, page 77
3. (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
   • It wasn't as though there were groups of kids from mob-connected families who socialized exclusively; in fact, a consequence of growing up in a huge city like New York was that you had several groups of friends, simply due to the number and density of people.2010, Nick Apuzzo, Connected, →ISBN, page 23
4. Intimate; having bonds of affection.
   • We were sitting on his bed and I was doing a lot of mirroring and chatting and just having a very connected conversation.2009, Jennifer Kolari, Connected Parenting, →ISBN
   • Once again they became best friends and were very connected to each other emotionally.2012, John DeFrain, Getting Connected, Staying Connected: Loving One Another, Day by Day, →ISBN
5. That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
   • As a combinatorial subject, the connected dominating set has been studied in as early as 1970s.2012, Ding-Zhu Du, Peng-Jun Wan, Connected Dominating Set: Theory and Applications, →ISBN, page v
6. Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
   • In a connected graph, there is no section (proper subset that includes all edges from each vertex in said subset) of the graph that is isolated from the rest.
7. Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
   • Connected viewing activities such as streaming movies on Facebook, virtually attending BDLive screening events, or chatting via social media apps about a favorite television show require a significant amount of telecommunications and information infrastructure.2013, Jennifer Holt, Kevin Sanson, Connected Viewing, →ISBN
   • The objective is to understand and use the effectiveness of such technologies and best practices that proide succssful strategies towards developing a connected government that is more responsive to the needs of the general public and is engaged in full e-participation of the citizens.2014, Zaigham Mahmood, Emerging Mobile and Web 2.0 Technologies for Connected E-Government, →ISBN, page xviii