In this survey we present in an organic, complete, and accessible style the interconnection framework for model order reduction. While this framework originally started as a revisitation of the moment matching method, in the last 15 years it has expanded to provide solutions to the model order reduction problem for general classes of systems, such as nonlinear, time-delay, stochastic, and hybrid, and to give insight on topics as diverse as circuit analysis and optimal control. The main theme of the paper is the characterization of “interconnection behaviors” as primary properties to be maintained by the reduction process. The survey is enriched by historical notes on the development of the interconnection framework.