link vs attach

link is a noun but attach is not a noun.

link and attach both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
link	Yes	No	Yes	No
attach	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, attach is a hyponym of link; that is, attach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than link:

link: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
attach: cause to be attached

Other hyponyms of link include conjoin, join, ground, join, daisy-chain, tie, interconnect, interlink, tee, put through, hitch, hang together, interdepend, bridge, bridge over.

As verbs, attach is a hypernym of link; that is, attach is a word with a broader meaning than link:

link: link with or as with a yoke
attach: cause to be attached

link (noun)	attach (noun)
a fastener that serves to join or connect
a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
a channel for communication between groups
(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
the means of connection between things linked in series
a connecting shape
the state of being connected

link (verb)	attach (verb)
make a logical or causal connection	become attached
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces	cause to be attached
link with or as with a yoke	be attached; be in contact with
be or become joined or united or linked	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
	create social or emotional ties

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