append
An instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file or sequential data…An instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file or sequential data structure, such as a list.
» Please read the files appended to this email carefully.
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1 sensesAn instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file or sequential data structure, such as a list.
Examples
5 sentencesPlease read the files appended to this email carefully.
You can append new data to the existing file.
Arielle forgot to append the attachment to her email.
The editor asked me to append a glossary to the manuscript.
The lawyer decided to append a note explaining the contract terms.
Origin
From Latin appendere (“to hang up, suspend on, pay out”), via Old French apendre, appendreFrom Latin appendere (“to hang up, suspend on, pay out”), via Old French apendre, appendre, via Middle English appenden; from ad (“on, upon, against”) + pendere (“to suspend, hang”), equivalent to ad- + pend. Compare with Old English appenden, apenden (“to belong”). See also pendant.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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