Concatenation

/kɑnˌkæt.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
2. (uncountable) The application of these series of links.
3. (programming) The operation of joining multiple character strings.
4. (programming) A character string formed by joining multiple character strings.

Example Sentences

Try and penetrate with our limited means of the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable.

We also discuss the faults to which the intermediate systems that execute these concatenation tasks are liable; the consequences of such faults include end-to-end PDUs being misforwarded, proliferating without limit, or simply disappearing into “black holes.”

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• concatenations

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