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appender

appender noun: a software component that appends data to a computer file.

Noun

appender (plural appenders)

  1. A software component that appends data to a computer file.
    • For this appender, you specify the appender and layout as discussed and also specify the File parameter for the appender so that the appender knows which file to place the log data in.2006, Rob Harrop, John Carnell, edited by Kunal Mittal, Pro Apache Struts with Ajax, page 332

Forms of appender

pluralappenders

Origin of appender

From append + -er.

Questions about appender

What does appender mean?
Appender means a software component that appends data to a computer file.
What part of speech is appender?
Appender is a noun.
What is the plural of appender?
The plural of appender is appenders.

Words near appender in the dictionary

  1. appendectomy
  2. appended
  3. appendencies
  4. appendency
  5. appendent
  6. appender
  7. appenders
  8. appendeth
  9. appendic-
  10. appendical
  11. appendicalgia

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