linking
adjective
[ ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ]
• connecting or joining something to something else.
link
verb
• make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.
• "rumours that linked his name with Judith"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a loop; also as a verb in the sense ‘connect physically’): from Old Norse hlekkr, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelenk ‘joint’.