Meaning

(transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended.

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
2. (transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex
3. (computing) To write more data to the end of a pre-existing file, string, or other object.
4. (computing) An instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file.

Example Sentences

a seal appended to a record

An inscription was appended to the column.

notes appended to a book chapter

After recursively sorting the two subsets, the situation is (11,28) 35 (45,50,62) and an append of the three pieces gives the final result.

Logging can be used to back out bad data, be it an overwrite of existing data or an append of new data.

When a file is created or expanded due to an append of new data to the file, new blocks are allocated to the file.

Word Forms

• appends
• appending
• appended

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When Should You Use Append?

Use append when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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