linker
/ˈlɪŋkər/
noun
- A person or thing that connects or joins two or more things together.
- In the lab, a chemical linker is used to attach the drug to the antibody.
- The new bridge acts as a linker between the two islands.
- She was the linker who brought the different teams together for the project.
- A short section of DNA or a synthetic molecule used to join two larger molecules in genetic engineering.
- Linkers are essential for creating recombinant DNA in the lab.
- The scientist inserted a linker between the two gene fragments.
- They designed a flexible linker to connect the protein domains.
- A computer program that combines separate pieces of code into a single executable file.
- A linker error means some parts of the code are missing or mismatched.
- The linker resolved all the function calls and produced the final program.
- After compiling, you need to run the linker to create the application.