How can I connect my Mac laptop to display on my imac

I just bout an imac with a 27" display. I would like to use the display for my macbook air - how do I connect the two just to project the AIR on my imac.

If your MacBook Air has got a Thunderbolt port, just connect them using a Thunderbolt cable and put your iMac in target mode pressing Command and F2 buttons

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