What does "concatenation" mean?

A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

What is a synonym for "concatenation"?

Common synonyms include: agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, array, articulation, bank.

Pronounced //kɑnˌkæt.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən//.

//kɑnˌkæt.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

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A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession. countable
"Try and penetrate with our limited means of the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable."
2
the act of linking together as in a series or chain wordnet
3
The application of these series of links. uncountable
"We also discuss the faults to which the intermediate systems that execute these concatenation tasks are liable; the consequences of such faults include end-to-end PDUs being misforwarded, proliferating without limit, or simply disappearing into “black holes.”"
4
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together wordnet
5
The operation of joining multiple character strings. countable, uncountable

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the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc wordnet
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A character string formed by joining multiple character strings. countable, uncountable
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the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series wordnet

"A megalopolis is an area with a concatenation of numerous big cities with close relationships."

Borrowed from Latin concatenātiō. Related to chain.

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