Prepend
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹɪˈpɛnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Prepend is a verb meaning (computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.
Meaning
(computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.
More Meanings
- The act of prepending.
- (rare, transitive) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally.
Example Sentences
The final cleaned assemblies in GenBank were downloaded, and the contig identifiers were pre-pended with the sample name and haplotype integer (where 1 = paternal and 2 = maternal).
Word Forms
- prepends
- prepending
- prepended
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include add, pre-pend, prepose, prefix, postfix, prefixe.
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