CONCATENATE

concatenate

(verb) add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; “concatenate terms”; “concatenate characters”

concatenate

(verb) combine two strings to form a single one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

concatenate (third-person singular simple present concatenates, present participle concatenating, simple past and past participle concatenated)

To join or link together, as though in a chain.

(transitive, computing) To join (text strings) together.

Adjective

concatenate (not comparable)

(biology) Joined together as if in a chain.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*cat"e*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concatenated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concatenating.] Etym: [L. concatenatus, p. p. of concatenare to concatenate. See Catenate.]

Definition: To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things depending on one another. This all things friendly will concatenate. Dr. H. More

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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