different between linker vs connecter

English

Etymology

link +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l??k?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??k?/
• Rhymes: -??k?(?)

Noun

linker (plural linkers)

1. That which links.
2. (software compilation) a computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.
3. (genetics) A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.
4. (grammar) A word or short expression that links clauses or other syntactic elements.
5. (finance, informal) A linked bond, one for which the principal is indexed to inflation.

Synonyms

• link editor

Derived terms

• linker DNA

Translations

Verb

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).

Anagrams

• Kerlin, klerin, relink

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??k?r

Adjective

linker (not comparable)

1. left

   Er zit een vlek op je linker broekspijp.

   There’s a spot on your left trouserleg.

Inflection

Synonyms

• links

Antonyms

• rechter

Adjective

linker

1. Comparative form of link

German

Etymology

From Middle High German linc, lenc also: linkisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l??k?/
• Hyphenation: lin?ker

Adjective

linker (not comparable)

1. left

Declension

Derived terms

• halblinks, links, linksdrehend, Linkshänder

Related terms

• Linke
• links

See also

• rechter

English

Etymology

connect +? -er

Noun

connecter (plural connecters)

1. Alternative form of connector

Anagrams

• concenter, concentre, reconnect

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.n?k.te/

Verb

connecter

1. to connect
2. (computing) to login; to sign in
   • 2020, RapTiers.fr login prompt:

     Vous devez être connecté pour accéder à la discussion.

     You must be logged in to join the conversation.

Conjugation

Related terms

• connexion
• déconnecter

Further reading

• “connecter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• concentre, concentré