appends

noun

(computing) An instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file.

verb

(transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex

(computing) To write more data to the end of a pre-existing file, string, or other object.

(transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended

Roots

pendopend- · Latin · hang, weigh

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The word appends breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pend-, from Latin pendo (“hang, weigh”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.