linker

English

Etymology

to link + -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: ˈlɪŋkɚ
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkə(r)

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• link editor

Derived terms

• linker DNA

Translations

computer program that assembles objects

• Czech: sestavovací program (cs) m
• Finnish: linkkeri (fi)
• French: éditeur de liens
• Hungarian: szerkesztő (hu)

• Japanese: リンカ (ja) (rinka)
• Korean: 링커 (ringkeo)
• Polish: konsolidator (pl) m

short oligonucleotide

• Czech: linker (cs) m
• German: Linker m

• Japanese: リンカ (ja) (rinka)
• Korean: 링커 (ringkeo)

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).

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Dutch

Adjective

linker (not comparable)

1. left

   Er zit een vlek op je linker schoen.

   There’s a spot on your left shoe.

Synonyms

• links

Antonyms

• rechter

Adjective

linker

1. comparative form of link

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German linc, lenc also: linkisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈlɪŋkɐ]
• Hyphenation: lin‧ker

Adjective

linker (not comparable)

1. left

Declension

    Declension of linker

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist links	sie ist links	es ist links	sie sind links
strong declension (without article)	nominative	linker	linke	linkes	linke
	genitive	linken	linker	linken	linker
	dative	linkem	linker	linkem	linken
	accusative	linken	linke	linkes	linke
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der linke	die linke	das linke	die linken
	genitive	des linken	der linken	des linken	der linken
	dative	dem linken	der linken	dem linken	den linken
	accusative	den linken	die linke	das linke	die linken
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein linker	eine linke	ein linkes	(keine) linken
	genitive	eines linken	einer linken	eines linken	(keiner) linken
	dative	einem linken	einer linken	einem linken	(keinen) linken
	accusative	einen linken	eine linke	ein linkes	(keine) linken

Derived terms

• halblinks, links, linksdrehend, Linkshänder

Related terms

• Linke
• links

See also

• rechter