codedconnection

noun
UK /ˌkəʊdɪd kəˈnekʃən/
US /ˌkoʊdɪd kəˈnekʃən/

A coded connection is a secret link between two things that only certain people can understand.

The two spies used a coded connection to share messages without anyone else knowing.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A relationship between people formed through shared knowledge of a code or secret language.

The ham radio operators felt a coded connection through their shared signals.

3. A technical link between two computer systems that exchange encoded data.

The server established a coded connection to the database.

4. A hidden pattern linking events that seems meaningful only to someone who knows the key.

She noticed a coded connection between the numbers on the tickets.