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Adding vs Append - What's the difference?

adding | append |

As verbs the difference between adding and append

is that adding is while append is to hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column.

As a noun append is

(computing) an instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file.

adding

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Verb

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    • append

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column.
  • To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter.
  • (computing) To write more data to the end of a pre-existing file.

    • Derived terms

    * prepend

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) An instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file.

    • Anagrams

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