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Successive vs Linked - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between successive and linked

is that successive is coming one after the other in a series while linked is connected, either with links, or as if with links.

As a verb linked is

past tense of link.

successive

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Coming one after the other in a series.
    • They had won the title for five successive years.
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  • Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
    • a successive''' title; a '''successive empire

    Synonyms

    * (in a series) consecutive

    Derived terms

    * successively * nonsuccessive

    Related terms

    * succeed * success

    linked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (link)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • connected, either with links, or as if with links
  • (computing) having links (between modules, records etc)

    • Derived terms

    * linked list

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