con·cat·e·nate
(kŏn-kăt′n-āt′, kən-)tr.v. con·cat·e·nat·ed, con·cat·e·nat·ing, con·cat·e·nates
1. To connect or link in a series or chain.
2. Computers To arrange (strings of characters) into a chained list.
adj. (-nĭt, -nāt′)
Connected or linked in a series.
[Late Latin concatēnāre, concatēnāt- : com-, com- + catēnāre, to bind (from Latin catēna, chain).]
con·cat′e·na′tion n.
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concatenation
(kɒnˌkætɪˈneɪʃən)n
1. a series of interconnected events, concepts, etc
2. the act of linking together or the state of being joined
3. (Logic) logic a function that forms a single string of symbols from two given strings by placing the second after the first
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Concatenation
a chain; a sequence of things or sounds dependent on each other. See also catena, chain.Examples: concatenation of bungles and contradictions, 1880; of causes and effects, 1753; of explosions; of felicity, 1622; of ideas, 1867; of orgiasts; of straight lines, 1845.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | concatenation - the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" |
| 2. | concatenation - the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances" connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" | |
| 3. |  concatenation - a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"catena - a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) daisy chain - (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" | |
| 4. | concatenation - the act of linking together as in a series or chain joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" |
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Translations
konkatenacespojenízřetězení
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concatenation
[kɒnˌkætəˈneɪʃən] n (formal) (gen) [things, events] → enchaînement m
(COMPUTING) → concaténation f
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concatenation
n → Verkettung f
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