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linker

/ˈlɪŋkə/US/ˈlɪŋkɚ/

linker noun: that which links.

Noun

linker (plural 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.
    1. Synonym of ligature (a linker word that is classified as a separate part of speech, usually present in Philippine languages)
  5. (informal) A linked bond, one for which the principal is indexed to inflation.

Verb

linker (third-person singular simple present linkers, present participle linkering, simple past and past participle 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).1994, Ray Shillito et al., "Zea mays plants regenerated from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells", US Patent 5770450, page 52

Proper noun capitalized: Linker

Linker (plural Linkers)

  1. A surname.

linker meaning in Hindi and Tamil

linker in Hindi

linker, joiner
संयोजक sãyojak

linker in Tamil

இணைப்பி

Synonyms of linker

Forms of linker

Noun
plurallinkers
Verb
third-person singular presentlinkers
present participlelinkering
past participlelinkered
pastlinkered
Proper noun
pluralLinkers

Plural of linker: linkers

Origin of linker

From link + -er

Words formed from linker

Words that rhyme with linker

Questions about linker

What does linker mean?
Linker means that which links.
What is linker in Hindi?
Linker in Hindi is संयोजक (sãyojak). See Linker meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is linker?
Linker can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce linker?
Linker is pronounced /ˈlɪŋkɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of linker?
The plural of linker is linkers.

Words near linker in the dictionary

  1. LinkedInners
  2. LinkedIns
  3. linkedness
  4. linkee
  5. linkees
  6. linker
  7. linkered
  8. linkering
  9. linkers
  10. linkest
  11. linketh

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: linker (page history and authors); Linker (page history and authors); संयोजक (Hindi) (page history and authors); linker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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