Definition of CONCATENATION

concatenation

Plural: concatenations

Noun

  • the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
  • the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
    • "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"
  • a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
    • "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
  • the act of linking together as in a series or chain
  • A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
  • The application of these series of links.
  • The operation of joining multiple character strings.
  • A character string formed by joining multiple character strings.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin concatenātiō. Related to chain.

Synonyms

chain

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