nexus
/ˈnɛk.suːs/ · noun
Meaning
- A form of connection.
- A connected group.
- The centre of something.
- In Ancient Rome, a person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if he failed to pay, his creditor could compel him to work as a servant until the debt was paid.
- The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.
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