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Link

A unit of length equivalent to 7.92 inches. It is used in the surveying of land.

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Collins Dictionary of Economics, 4th ed. © C. Pass, B. Lowes, L. Davies 2005

link

A surveying measurement still seen in older deeds or in deeds using descriptions from earlier times.A link is 7.92 inches.See land measurement conversion.

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Linking should not be seen as a replacement for original reporting.

A 21st century newswire--curating the Web with links: news organizations can remain vital daily destinations by supplementing original reporting with links to the best nonlocal content

It's important that the process be as simple as possible for those who haven't learned the mechanics of linking. The franchisee should be able to simply e-mail the link text to the site providing the link.

Build your search-engine ranking: with the power of your franchisees behind you, you have the resources to build thousands of high-quality links in no time

Some people believe that linking to certain sites, or participating in link farms, can reduce the anchor site's PageRank as well (Forum discussion, 2002).

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That said, here are the components of a successful linking strategy recommended by Sweeney, Zimmerman and other Internet marketing consultants:

Bring the world to your web site: leverage the power of the hyperlink to bring more visitors through your virtual door

Although several items may be linked together (nested linking), we will limit our discussion to the simple case of a single item linked with an initial item.

The psychometric benefits of soft-linked items: a reply to Pope and Harley

The result of this distribution is that the hubs (the really tall people) play a dramatic role in linking things together.

Net gain

* Elaborate linking system for links to food products previewed in CFFH.

Award-winning newsletter and web site exemplify print and online synergy. (Online Publishing)

The software is designed to address the challenging points along the data quality continuum with its Data Profiling, Data Quality, Data Linking and Change Management modules.

FULLY INTEGRATED END-TO-END SOLUTION EXPANDS DATA QUALITY

A group of scientific and scholarly publishers have formed Publishers International Linking Association (PILA; Burlington, MA) in order to operate CrossRef, a collaborative reference linking service.