concatenation
[ kon-kat-n-ey-shuh n ]
/ kɒnˌkæt nˈeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of concatenating.
the state of being concatenated; connection, as in a chain.
a series of interconnected or interdependent things or events.
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conative, conatus, conc., concanavalin a, concatenate, concatenation, concato's disease, concave, concave lens, concavely, concavity
Origin of concatenation
1595–1605; < Late Latin concatēnātiōn- (stem of concatēnātiō), equivalent to concatēnāt(us) concatenate + -iōn- -ion
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British Dictionary definitions for concatenation
concatenation
/ (kɒnˌkætɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
a series of interconnected events, concepts, etc
the act of linking together or the state of being joined
logic a function that forms a single string of symbols from two given strings by placing the second after the first
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Word Origin and History for concatenation
concatenation
c.1600, from Late Latin concatenationem (nominative concatenatio) "a linking together," noun of action from past participle stem of concatenare "to link together," from com- "together" (see com-) + catenare, from catena "a chain" (see chain (n.)).
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