concatenation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a series of things linked together, or the act of linking them into a chain or sequence

   An unusual concatenation of circumstances delayed the experiment for several months.

2. 2
   noun

   computing and formal systems: the joining of strings, lists, or other sequences end to end

   String concatenation combines the first name, a space, and the surname.

From Late Latin concatenatio ("a linking together"), from concatenare ("to chain together"), built from con- ("together") + catena ("chain"). Computing retained the literal image for joining sequences end to end.

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