join

Less common meanings

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   nouncountable

   The place where two things are fixed or connected together.

   Like the line where two pieces of cloth are sewn together.

   The carpenter sanded the join until it felt smooth.

   You can barely see the join between the two panels.

   UsageSay the join between two panels.

   Similarjoint, seam, junction

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   network connectionnouncountable

   The act of connecting to something, such as a network.

   The app counts every join to the video call.

   Each new join is recorded by the server.

   Similarconnection

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   link tablesverbtransitive

   To combine the data of two or more database tables.

   You can join the two tables to see all the orders.

   She joined the customer list with the sales data.

   UsageSay join two tables on a column.

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   query operationnouncountable

   A way of combining information from two or more tables in a database.

   Like matching names in one list to phone numbers in another.

   A join lets you combine information from two tables at once.

   A poorly written join can slow the whole database down.

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    marryverbtransitive

    To bring two people together as a married couple.

    The priest will join the couple in marriage tomorrow.

    They were joined in a small ceremony by the lake.

    UsageSay join a couple in marriage.

    Similarmarry, wed, unite

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    verbobsolete

    To order someone to do something.

    And they ioyne them penaunce / as they call it / to faſt / to goo pylgremages ⁊ geve ſo moch to make ſatiſfaccion with all.

    1528, William Tyndale, “Anoylynge”Here, join means to order, so they order people to do penance.

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    noun

    In math, the smallest item that is bigger than or equal to two given items.