simple past tense and past participle of link
"The old bridge was linked to the main road by a narrow walkway that had been closed for years."
In plain English: To link something means to connect it directly to another thing so they work together as one.
"The new store is linked to the airport by an underground tunnel."
Usage: Use "linked" to describe two or more things that have been connected together to form a continuous chain or relationship. It functions as the simple past tense or past participle when stating that items were successfully joined in the past.
connected, either with links, or as if with links
"The old iron gates were linked together by a heavy chain that rattled in the wind."
In plain English: Linked means two things are connected so that they work together as one.
"The news stories are linked because they both involve the same corrupt official."
Usage: Use linked to describe two or more things that are joined together by a connection, such as a chain, chain reaction, or shared data stream. It implies that the items function as a single unit where a change in one directly affects the others.
Derived from Old English lynced, linked originally meant fastened together by links or chains. It retains this sense of connection in modern usage, describing items joined sequentially.