Append is a derived term of prepend.
As verbs the difference between prepend and append
is that prepend is to attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix 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
an instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file.
prepend
English
Etymology 1
From pre-'' + ''(ap)pend , by analogy with append .
Verb
(
en verb)
(computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.
Etymology 2
From pre-'' + Latin ''pendere ‘weigh’.
Verb
(
en verb)
(rare) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally.
See also
* append
* prefix
Anagrams
*
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
*
References
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