linker

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 2 Dutch 2.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

to link + -er

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: ˈlɪŋkɚ
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkə(r)

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Wikipedia

linker (plural linkers)

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

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• link editor

[edit] Derived terms

• linker DNA

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[edit] Verb

to linker (third-person singular simple present linkers, present participle linkering, simple past and past participle linkered)

1. (genetics) To ligate a DNA segment using a linker.
   • 1994, Ray Shillito et al., "Zea mays plants regenerated from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells", US Patent 5770450, page 52:

     38. The plasmid pRK252 Km is cut with ecoRI, blunt-ended using Klenow, and linkered with BgIII linkers (New England Biolabs).

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[edit] Adjective

linker (inflected linkere)

1. "Left." Comparative form of link.