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linker¹

  • /ˈlɪŋkɚ/ US
  • /ˈlɪŋkə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪŋkə(ɹ)

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From link + -er

noun linkers

  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.
  4. A word or short expression that links clauses or other syntactic elements.
  5. Synonym of ligature (a linker word that is classified as a separate part of speech, usually present in Philippine languages)

    Similar: ligature

  6. informal A linked bond, one for which the principal is indexed to inflation.

Similar: link editor

verb linkers · linkering · linkered

  1. To ligate a DNA segment using a linker. 38. The plasmid pRK252 Km is cut with ecoRI, blunt-ended using Klenow, and linkered with BgIII linkers (New England Biolabs).

Linker²

proper noun Linkers

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: link editor

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noun computer program that assembles objects

한국어링커 ringkeo
日本語リンカ rinka
Françaiséditeur de liens
Русскийкомпоно́вщик komponóvščik

noun short oligonucleotide

한국어링커 ringkeo
日本語リンカ rinka
DeutschLinker

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"linker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/linker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

linker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/linker

Chicago

"linker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/linker.

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@misc{linker_2026,
  title = {linker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/linker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}