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concatenate

[kon-kat-n-eyt]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to link together; unite in a series or chain.

adjective

linked together, as in a chain.

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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (past participle) < Late Latin concatēnātus (past participle of concatēnāre), equivalent to con- con- + Latin catēn(a) chain + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

con·cat·e·na·tor, noun

un·con·cat·e·nat·ed, adjective

un·con·cat·e·nat·ing, adjective

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concatenate (kɒnˈkætɪˌneɪt)

—vb
1.	(tr) to link or join together, esp in a chain or series

—*adj*
2.	linked or joined together

[C16: from Late Latin concatēnāre from Latin com- together + catēnachain]

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concatenate

c.1600, from L. concatenat-, pp. stem of concatenare "to link together" (see concatenation). As a pp. adj., attested from 1471. Related: Concatenated (pp. adj., 1611); concatenating (1872).

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concatenate definition

To join together two or more files or lists to form one big one.
The Unix cat command can be used to concatenate files.
(1995-12-22)

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