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concatenation

[kon-kat-n-ey-shuh n]
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noun

the act of concatenating.
the state of being concatenated; connection, as in a chain.
a series of interconnected or interdependent things or events.

RELATED WORDS

continuity, chain, nexus, series, integration, link, succession, interlocking

Origin of concatenation

1595–1605; < Late Latin concatēnātiōn- (stem of concatēnātiō), equivalent to concatēnāt(us) concatenate + -iōn- -ion
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Contemporary Examples of concatenation

  • From there, the concatenation of escalation led to Israel's preemptive attack.

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Historical Examples of concatenation

British Dictionary definitions for concatenation

concatenation

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
n.

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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