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linker

/ˈlɪŋkɚ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about linker at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. That which links.
  2. A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.
  3. A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.

verb

  1. To ligate a DNA segment using a linker.

Origin

From link + -er

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