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A link contract is an approach to data control in a distributed data sharing network. Link contracts are a key feature of the XDI specifications under
Link_contract
Legally binding document establishing rights and duties between parties
A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties. A contract typically involves
Contract
Professional network website
permanent contract. In 2020, Applied Economics published research by economists Steffen Brenner, Sezen Aksin Sivrikaya, and Joachim Schwalbach using LinkedIn
Card game
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two
Contract_bridge
Concept in political philosophy
In moral and political philosophy, the social contract is an idea, theory, or model that usually, although not always, concerns the legitimacy of the authority
Social_contract
Standardised contract to buy or sell an asset at a future date
In finance, a futures contract (sometimes called futures) is a standardized legal contract to buy or sell something at a predetermined price for delivery
Futures_contract
Form of financial derivative
a contract for difference (CFD) is a financial agreement between two parties, commonly referred to as the "buyer" and the "seller." The contract stipulates
Contract_for_difference
Topics referred to by the same term
Civil Contract, a novel by Georgette Heyer This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Civil contract. If an internal link incorrectly
Civil_contract
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up contract in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A contract is a legally binding agreement between at least two parties. Contract may also refer to:
Contract_(disambiguation)
1762 book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract, originally published as On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Right (French: Du contrat social; ou, Principes du droit
The_Social_Contract
Adjustment of prices for inflation
economies, the indexation of contracts also called "index linking" and "contract escalation" is a procedure when a contract includes a periodic adjustment
Indexation_of_contracts
Concept in organizational theory
A psychological contract, a concept developed in contemporary research by organizational scholar Denise Rousseau, represents the mutual beliefs, perceptions
Psychological_contract
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Service contract. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended
Service_contract
Term in law and economics
In contract law, an incomplete contract is one that is defective or uncertain in a material respect. In economic theory, an incomplete contract (as opposed
Incomplete_contracts
management, a data contract is an agreement between data producers and data consumers. It contains a detailed schema creating a link between business (logical
Data_contract
Type of civil engineering contract
contract and descriptions of contractual purpose include: Commercial contract Domestic building contract Percentage rate contract Item rate contract or
Construction_contract
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Contract with God. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended
Contract_with_God
Swiss football manager (born 1974)
contract with Yakin earning an annual salary of 1.6 million euros ($2.18 million). On 30 May 2015, after only one season with the club, his contract with
Murat_Yakin
2022 South Korean television series
Love in Contract (Korean: 월수금화목토) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Park Min-young, Go Kyung-pyo, and Kim Jae-young. It aired on tvN from
Love_in_Contract
Contractual transaction on a decentralized platform
A smart contract is a computer program or a transaction protocol that is intended to automatically execute, control or document events and actions according
Smart_contract
Rapid transit line in Thailand
proposed Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway. The airport link contract was signed in January 2005, and construction began in July 2005. The
Airport_Rail_Link_(Bangkok)
Company that manufactures items for other companies
A contract manufacturer (CM) produces goods under contract for an outsourcing company under the label or brand name of that company. If the good is a complete
Contract_manufacturer
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Master contract. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended
Master_contract
Contract which a party may invalidate
A voidable contract, unlike a void contract, is a valid contract which may be either affirmed or rejected at the option of one of the parties. At most
Voidable_contract
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Unfair contract. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended
Unfair_contract
Association football club in the Netherlands
continuing the policy for the 2012–13 season, only contracting players who were either out of contract or available for a low transfer fee. John Goossens
Feyenoord
American actress and singer (1926–2000)
Wonderful Country (1959). In the mid-1950s, London signed a recording contract with Liberty Records, marking the beginning of her professional musical
Julie_London
Asian crude oil pricing benchmark
Oman-linked contracts, traded bilaterally and cleared through CME Clearport. These new DME Oman-linked contracts complement the OQD Futures contract and
DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract
DME_Oman_Crude_Oil_Futures_Contract
source contracts under specified circumstances". The US Government raised concerns in 2009 about "excessive reliance" on sole-source contracting and use
Multisourcing
Legal principle
The doctrine of privity of contract is a common law principle which provides that a contract cannot confer rights or impose obligations upon anyone who
Privity_of_contract
Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
125000 reais per month. At 17, he signed his first full professional contract, was upgraded to the Santos first team, and began signing his first sponsorship
Neymar
Polish parliament elected in 1989
Contract Sejm (Polish: Sejm kontraktowy) is a term commonly applied to the Sejm ("parliament") elected in the Polish parliamentary elections of 1989. The
Contract_Sejm
Type of academic grading
Contract grading is an academic grading practice with multiple forms. While some contracts entail completion of a number of assignments of specified quality
Contract_grading
French footballer (born 1988)
Four-year Contract for Al Ain". Al Ain Club News. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "JORF
Jirès_Kembo_Ekoko
Dialogue intended to reach an agreement
Jung/Krebs, The Essentials of Contract Negotiation, p. 125 (keyword: Negotiation Pie). Jung/Krebs, The Essentials of Contract Negotiation, p. 126 (keyword:
Negotiation
Agreement advantageous to negotiators instead of represented interests
A sweetheart deal or sweetheart contract is a contractual agreement, usually worked out in secret, that greatly benefits some of the parties while inappropriately
Sweetheart_deal
Legal theory that ongoing contracts are founded on the relationship between the parties
relational contract is a contract whose effect is based upon a relationship of trust between the parties. The explicit terms of a relational contract are an
Relational_contract
Format for legal agreements that is executable in software
The Ricardian contract (or Riccy), as invented by Ian Grigg in 1996, is a method of recording a document as a contract at law, and linking it securely to
Ricardian_contract
Bus routes in New York City
from the Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil stations, under contract with the brand name of Hudson Rail Link. This table gives details for the routes prefixed with
List of bus routes in the Bronx
List_of_bus_routes_in_the_Bronx
Submarine power cables
Green Link 4 Contract". Construction Review. Retrieved 2026-03-30. "Introducing the Scotland to England Green Link - SEGL1" (PDF). Eastern Green Link 1.
Eastern_Green_Links
English footballer (born 1981)
Burnley in January 2019. He retired in July 2019 after the end of his contract. Crouch was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, but his family moved to Singapore
Peter_Crouch
Financial derivative
In finance, a forward contract, or simply a forward, is a non-standardized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified future
Forward_contract
Unfair long-term contract between Korean idols and their agencies
A slave contract (Korean: 노예 계약) refers to an unfair, long-term contract between Korean entertainers and their management agencies. Aspiring K-pop idols
Slave_contract
Term of art in law
group of separate rules in English contract law. If the law deems a mistake to be sufficiently grave, then a contract entered into on the grounds of the
Mistake in English contract law
Mistake_in_English_contract_law
2003 video game
Contract J.A.C.K. is a 2003 first-person shooter video game and the prequel to No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way. It was developed by Monolith
Contract_J.A.C.K.
Graphic novel by Will Eisner
A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner published in 1978. The book's short story cycle revolves
A_Contract_with_God
English footballer (born 1994)
on a six-month loan contract that would expire at the same time as his Tottenham contract in June 2024. However, the loan contract included the option
Eric_Dier
Financial products and services that conform to Sharia (Islamic law)
Islamic finance products, services and contracts are financial products and services and related contracts that conform with Sharia (Islamic law). Islamic
Islamic finance products, services and contracts
Islamic_finance_products,_services_and_contracts
2004 video game
Hitman: Contracts is a 2004 stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and
Hitman:_Contracts
individual farm. This structure makes the contract a form of area-based risk management instrument, linking indemnity payments to regional production
Area_yield_options_contract
German footballer (born 1996)
Fortuna Düsseldorf for a year. On 15 July 2015, Tah signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €7.5 million. On 28
Jonathan_Tah
Video game series
created by the Danish developer IO Interactive. The player controls the contract killer Agent 47, who travels the world to assassinate various targets who
Hitman_(franchise)
Contract whose price does not change based on incurred costs
A fixed-price contract is a type of contract for the supply of goods or services, such that the agreed payment amount will not subsequently be adjusted
Fixed-price_contract
British defence, security and aerospace company
£300 million "loss charge" on the Nimrod contract which was expected to cover "all the costs of completion of the current contract". The troubled Nimrod project
BAE_Systems
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Implicit contract. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended
Implicit_contract
Football player (born 1998)
three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Souttar made his Stoke debut on 23 August 2017 in a 4–0 EFL Cup win over Rochdale. After signing a new contract with
Harry_Souttar
Abigail (March 19, 2025). "Contract 1305M224P0122". HigherGov.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Contract 1305M321FNRMA0029: Collabralink
NOAA in the second Trump administration
NOAA_in_the_second_Trump_administration
Initiative to shape a better internet
Contract for the Web is an initiative by the World Wide Web Foundation in November 2019 to attempt to address issues of political manipulation, fake news
Contract_for_the_Web
Light rail line serving Seattle, Washington
1 Line, formerly Central Link, is a light rail line in Seattle, Washington, United States, and part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. It serves
1_Line_(Sound_Transit)
Suspension of contractual obligations during extreme circumstances
free dictionary. In contract law, force majeure (/ˌfɔːrs məˈʒɜːr/ FORSS mə-ZHUR; French: [fɔʁs maʒœʁ]) is a common clause in contracts which essentially
Force_majeure
Cryptocurrency and Ethereum token
transfer of tamper-proof data from off-chain sources to on-chain smart contracts. Chainlink was created in 2017 by Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellis, who
Chainlink_(blockchain_oracle)
NATO military tactical data exchange network
Link 16 is a military tactical data link network used by NATO members and other nations, as allowed by the MIDS International Program Office (IPO). Its
Link_16
Bond repaying investment based on social outcomes
contract (UK), social impact partnership (Europe), social impact contract (Europe), or simply a social bond, is a type of outcomes-based contracting,
Social_impact_bond
American horror film by Eric England
Contracted is a 2013 American zombie-body horror independent film written and directed by Eric England. It was first released on November 23, 2013, in
Contracted_(film)
South African footballer and coach (born 1977)
undergo a medical and probable contract signing to join Blackburn Rovers. Three days later, he signed a four-year contract with Blackburn for a £2.5 million
Benni_McCarthy
Concept introduced by Frenchman Guy Brousseau in the 1980s
system of reciprocal obligation resembles a contract." The didactic contract is linked to the pedagogical contract, which is focused on the social dimension
Didactic_Contract
Rangers 2011–12 football season
service (link) "Sasa Papac signs new one-year contract at Rangers". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. "Thomas Kind-Bendiksen wants to earn new Rangers contract after
2011–12_Rangers_F.C._season
2024 political manifesto by Reform UK
Our Contract with You is a political manifesto published in 2024 by the British party Reform UK under the leadership of Nigel Farage. The manifesto sets
Our_Contract_with_You
Footballer (born 1997)
Wanderers and later the FAB Academy before he signed his first professional contract with Nottingham Forest and then established himself as a regular at right-back
Matty_Cash
Situation when futures prices are above the expected spot price at maturity
(commodity producers and commodity holders) are happy to sell futures contracts and accept the higher-than-expected returns. A contango market is also
Contango
Public transport operator in New Jersey
(Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley). It operates its own lines as well as contracts others to private carriers. In 2025, the bus system had a ridership of
NJ_Transit_Bus_Operations
Commercial document
not itself form a contract. If no prior contract exists, then it is the acceptance of the order by the seller that forms a contract between the buyer
Purchase_order
Economic analysis of contracts
From an economic perspective, contract theory studies how economic actors can and do construct contractual arrangements, generally in the presence of information
Contract_theory
This list is a compilation of contract bridge players, writers, administrators and personalities who have been recognized for their skills, achievements
List of contract bridge people
List_of_contract_bridge_people
American guitarist (1929–2005)
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s
Link_Wray
Men's association football team
2008, at the Wayback Machine, UEFA fifa.com: Vogts' contract extended Фогтс увидел перспективу[dead link] (in Russian) "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Azerbaijan"
Azerbaijan national football team
Azerbaijan_national_football_team
Political party in the Netherlands
New Social Contract (Dutch: Nieuw Sociaal Contract [niu soːˈɕaːl kɔnˈtrɑkt], NSC) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands founded
New_Social_Contract
Stealth warship class of the German Navy
antisubmarine warfare related sensors or weapons.[citation needed] The contract for first five ships was awarded in December 2001 Blohm+Voss, at that time
Braunschweig-class_corvette
Light rail system on the Gold Coast, Australia
the contract to build the Stage 3 extension, defeating the CPB Contractors–Seymour Whyte CPBSW joint venture and the Fulton Hogan–UGL Burleigh Link joint
G:link
5bn London Overground contract BBC News 18 March 2016 Transport for London announces intention to award London Overground contract to Arriva Archived 8
List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom
List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom
Military training aircraft
powerplant. In 2004, a contract for the development of a full-mission simulator for the M-346 was awarded to CAE. Further production contracts for CAE's full-mission
Alenia_Aermacchi_M-346_Master
*** Early termination option **** Converted two-way contract to full contract † Two-way contract All players listed did not make the final roster. Per
List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions
List_of_2017–18_NBA_season_transactions
Contract acreage — Base acres enrolled annually in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) authorized by the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107–171, Sec. 1101–1108)
Contract_acreage
practices had a GMS contract as their principal contract. The contract has sub-sections and not all are compulsory. The other forms of contract are the Personal
General_medical_services
Cloud computing company owned by Google
ruling that a promise to avoid collecting user data did not amount to a contract. Metz, Cade (April 12, 2012). "Firebase Does for Apps What Dropbox Did
Firebase
Submarine communications cable system between India and France
three fiber pairs, one of which is a terrestrial link connecting Alexandria and Suez in Egypt. The contract for construction and maintenance of the cable
I-ME-WE
Trading done directly between two parties
agree on an unusual quantity, for example in OTC, market contracts are bilateral (i.e. the contract is only between two parties), and each party could have
Over-the-counter_(finance)
Contract sanctity is the concept that U.S. agricultural products already contracted to be exported should not be subject to government cancellation because
Contract_sanctity
Contract between the insurer and the insured
In insurance, the insurance policy is a contract (generally a standard form contract) between the insurer and the policyholder, which determines the claims
Insurance_policy
Icelandic footballer
undisclosed contract. In February the following year he signed for Norwegian Tippeligaen side Molde on a two-year contract. He was released from his contract with
Eiður_Guðjohnsen
English footballer (born 1990)
levels. Spence joined West Ham United in 2004. In April 2006, he signed a contract as a full-time youth team academy player for the 2006–07 season, and made
Jordan_Spence
British television quiz show (2000–2012, 2017, 2021–)
The Weakest Link is a British television quiz show, mainly broadcast on BBC Two and BBC One. It was devised by Fintan Coyle and Cathy Dunning and developed
The Weakest Link (British game show)
The_Weakest_Link_(British_game_show)
Rail transit system in the Seattle metropolitan area
Link light rail is a light rail system with some rapid transit characteristics that serves the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington
Link_light_rail
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Social Contract. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended
Social Contract (disambiguation)
Social_Contract_(disambiguation)
On-orbit satellite servicing mission
contracts for concept design studies for a Swift orbit boost mission. In September, NASA awarded Katalyst with a $30 million SBIR Phase III contract to
Swift_reboost_mission
German footballer (born 1974)
René Adler during the 2006–07 season, Butt decided to cancel the contract that linked him to the club until 2009, activating a clause that allowed him
Hans-Jörg_Butt
Peruvian footballer (born 1974)
and was first team coach at non-league side Newcastle Benfield, while contracted to Hartlepool United. He had short spells at Universitario and José Gálvez
Nolberto_Solano
Turkish footballer (born 1979)
agreed to join Villarreal CF, on a five-year contract, on a Bosman transfer after rejecting a new contract at Real Sociedad. He tore his ACL again on 22
Nihat_Kahveci
English footballer (born 1995)
United. In November 2025, Lokomotiv Sofia announced that he had signed a contract lasting until 2027, marking his return to professional football after several
Jordon_Ibe
1972 Italian film
(Italian: Milano calibro 9, lit. 'Milan caliber 9'; also released as The Contract) is a 1972 Italian poliziottesco crime film written and directed by Fernando
Caliber_9
LINK CONTRACT
LINK CONTRACT
Boy/Male
English
From the bank.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Bond; Link Nexus
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Line, a reduced form of Cateline (see Catlin) and of various other names, such as Emmeline and Adeline, containing the Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -line (originally a double diminutive, composed of the elements -el and -in).French (Liné) : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant, from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Finch.German (Rhineland) : variant of Fink.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a bink, a northern dialect term for a flat raised bank of earth or a shelf of flat stone suitable for sitting on. The word is a northern form of modern English bench.Variant of Polish Binek, itself a variant of Bieniek.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German lins(e) ‘lentil’, presumably a metonymic occupational nickname for a grower of lentils.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with Old High German lint ‘snake’ or linta ‘linden tree’, ‘shield’.English (Staffordshire) : unexplained. Possibly a variant of Lynes.Latvian : possibly from lins ‘flax’.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Valentinus, BÃLINT means "healthy, strong."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Link
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, possibly for a small person, from Middle English pink, penk ‘minnow’ (Old English pinc).English (southeastern) : variant of Pinch.Variant spelling of German Pinck, an indirect occupational name for a blacksmith, an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of hammering which was perceived as pink(e)pank.German (of Slavic origin) : from a diminutive of Sorbian pien ‘log’, ‘tree stump’, hence probably a nickname for a solid or stubby person.
Female
English
 English short form of Latin Linnaea, LINN means "twin flower." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a dresser of flax, from Middle English lynet, lynt ‘flax’.Dutch : from a short form of a Germanic name formed with lind (see Linde 1).Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or merchant.
Female
Swedish
 Short form of Swedish Linnéa, LINN means "twin flower." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Female
French
French feminine form of Roman Cælinus, CÉLINE means "heaven."
Female
Welsh
 Variant spelling of Welsh Linn, LIN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with another form of Lin.
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Latin Linus, LINO means either "a cry of grief"Â or "flax, linen."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Female
Hindi/Indian
(लीना) Hindi name LINA means "absorbed in; merged." Compare with other forms of Lina.
Female
Welsh
 Welsh name LINN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Boy/Male
American, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, English, Japanese, Latin
Lake Colony; From the Bank; From the Town by the Pool
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LINH means "spring."
LINK CONTRACT
LINK CONTRACT
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Ammiynadab, AMINADAV means "servant of the prince."
Girl/Female
Indian
Fulfilment, Conclusion
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
Lover of Pelleas.
Boy/Male
Assamese, Indian
Reducing Air to Ashes; One of the 101 Names of Ahura Mazda
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Hundred Petaled Lotus
Male
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements sumar "summer" and liði "one who fares," hence "summer traveler."
Boy/Male
Indian
Nectar
Female
Italian
Feminine pet form of Italian Giacomo, GIACHETTA means "supplanter."
Boy/Male
French
Oak tree; oak-hearted.
Boy/Male
Australian, Irish
A Bard; A Poet; Philosopher
LINK CONTRACT
LINK CONTRACT
LINK CONTRACT
LINK CONTRACT
LINK CONTRACT
v. t.
To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple.
n.
Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair.
v. t.
To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
v. t.
To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
v. t.
To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.
v. i. & t.
To become lank; to make lank.
a.
Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
v. i.
To wink; to blink.
v. t.
To cause (the eyes) to wink.
n.
A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; -- called also sink hole.
n.
A measuring line or cord.
n.
Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
v. t.
To put ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink.
v. t.
To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.
v. t.
To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book.
n.
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
n.
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
a.
Resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink (see 6th Pink, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons.
n.
A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.
n.
A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line.