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Concatenating

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con⋅cat⋅e⋅nate

  [kon-kat-n-eyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing, adjective
Use Concatenating in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to link together; unite in a series or chain.
–adjective
2. linked together, as in a chain.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME (ptp.) < LL concatēnātus (ptp. of concatēnāre), equiv. to con- con- + L catēn(a) chain + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
con⋅cat⋅e⋅na⋅tor, noun
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con·cat·e·nate   (kŏn-kāt'n-āt', kən-)   
tr.v.   con·cat·e·nat·ed, con·cat·e·nat·ing, con·cat·e·nates

  1. To connect or link in a series or chain.

  2. Computer Science To arrange (strings of characters) into a chained list.

adj.   (-nĭt, -nāt')
Connected or linked in a series.

[Late Latin concatēnāre, concatēnāt- : com-, com- + catēnāre, to bind (from Latin catēna, chain).]
con·cat'e·na'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·cat·e·nate
Pronunciation: kän-'kat-&-n&t, k&n-
Function: adjective
: linked together
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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