Noun: linker ling-ku(r)
- (computer science) a computer program that takes one or more objects generated by a compiler and assembles them into a single executable program
"The linker combined all the object files to create the final application"
- (genetics) a short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments
"They used a linker to join the two DNA fragments"
Derived forms: linkers
Encyclopedia: Linker