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linker
linker
English
Noun
linker (plural linkers)
- That which links.
- (software compilation) a computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.
- (genetics) A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.
- (grammar) A word that serves to link other elements.
- (finance, informal) A linked bond, one for which the principal is indexed to inflation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- linker DNA
Translations
computer program that assembles objects
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short oligonucleotide
Verb
linker (third-person singular simple present linkers, present participle linkering, simple past and past participle linkered)
- (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).
- 1994, Ray Shillito et al., "Zea mays plants regenerated from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells", US Patent 5770450, page 52:
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
linker (not comparable)
- left
- Er zit een vlek op je linker broekspijp.
- There’s a spot on your left trouserleg.
- Er zit een vlek op je linker broekspijp.
Inflection
| Inflection of linker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | linker | |||
| inflected | linker | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | — | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | linker | ||
| n. sing. | linker | |||
| plural | linker | |||
| definite | linker | |||
| partitive | — | |||
Synonyms
Antonyms
Adjective
linker
- Comparative form of link
German
Etymology
From Middle High German linc, lenc also: linkisch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪŋkɐ]
- Hyphenation: lin‧ker
Adjective
linker (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of linker
| number & 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