"postpend" meaning in All languages combined

See postpend on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: postpends [present, singular, third-person], postpending [participle, present], postpended [participle, past], postpended [past]
Etymology: Blend of post- + prepend Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)pend-}}, {{blend|en|post-|prepend}} Blend of post- + prepend Head templates: {{en-verb}} postpend (third-person singular simple present postpends, present participle postpending, simple past and past participle postpended)
  1. (computing, transitive) To append at the end of a text string. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: postfix, append, prepend

Inflected forms

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