incompleteconnection

noun
UK /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt kəˈnɛkʃən/
US /ˌɪnkəmˈplit kəˈnɛkʃən/

A connection is incomplete when two things are not fully joined together.

The phone call kept cutting out because of an incomplete connection.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A friendship or relationship that has not fully formed yet.

They only met once, so theirs was an incomplete connection.

3. A computer or internet link that keeps dropping or failing.

The video kept freezing due to an incomplete connection.

4. A wire or pipe that is not fully attached.

The lamp would not turn on because of an incomplete connection in the cord.