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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"
2: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose [syn: hookup, assemblage]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1903 1. a state of cooperation or alliance 2. an assemblage (as of circuits) used for a specific purpose (as radio transmission); also the plan of such an assemblage 3. an arrangement of mechanical parts; also connection <a campsite with electric, water, and sewer hookups>

Moby Thesaurus

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