The best replacement for linking is helping verbs.

The best alternatives to linking are rated as following:
★★★★★  helping verbs
★★★★  action verbs
★★★★  embedding
★★★  action verb
★  action
★  helping verb
★  dynamic linking
★  loading
  static linking
  helping
  liaison
  ranking
  reciprocal linking
  importing
  landing page
  dynamic loading

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Speaking about linking, one probably shouldn't forget about gcc.

Other search terms related to linking and their ratings are:
★★★★★ gcc
★★★★ g++
★ gfortran
★ riboflavin
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