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Meaning of CONCATENATE

Pronunciation:  kân'kat`neyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters"
  2. [v]  (computer science) arranged into chained list
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Con*cat"e*nate\ (k[o^]n*k[a^]t"[-e]*n[=a]t), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. {Concatenated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Concatenating}.] [L. concatenatus, p. p. of concatenare to
concatenate. See {Catenate}.]
To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things
depending on one another.
      This all things friendly will concatenate. --Dr. H.
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Computing Dictionary
 
 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.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
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