Linker or linkers may refer to:
Computing
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Linker (computing)
In computing, a linker or link editor is a computer system program that takes one or more object files (generated by a compiler or an assembler) and combines them into a single executable file, library file, or another "object" file.
A simpler ...
, a computer program that takes one or more object files generated by a compiler or generated by an assembler and links them with libraries, generating an executable program or shared library
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GNU linker, the classic GNU Project's implementation of the Unix linker command
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Dynamic linker, the part of an operating system that loads and links the shared libraries for an executable program at run time
People
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Amy Linker
Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''"Aimée"''.
People A–E
* Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress
* Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886–19 ...
(born 1966), American actress
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Zita Linker
Zita Linker ( he, ציטה לינקר, born 1 March 1917, died 26 January 2009) was an Israeli politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for Likud in 1977.
Biography
Born in Vienna in Austria-Hungary, Linker attended high school in ...
(1917–2009), Israeli politician
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Eduard Linkers (1912–2004), an Austrian actor
Biology
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Linker DNA
In molecular biology, linker DNA is double-stranded DNA (38-53 base pairs long) in between two nucleosome cores that, in association with histone H1, holds the cores together. Linker DNA is seen as the string in the "beads and string model", w ...
, the part of a genomic DNA strand that connects two nucleosomes
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Polylinker A multiple cloning site (MCS), also called a polylinker, is a short segment of DNA which contains many (up to ~20) restriction sites - a standard feature of engineered plasmids. Restriction sites within an MCS are typically unique, occurring only o ...
or multiple cloning site, a short segment of DNA with many restriction sites
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Signal transducing adaptor protein, proteins that provide mechanisms by which receptors can amplify and regulate downstream effector proteins
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Linker of activated T cells, a protein in the biochemical signaling path transferring signals from T cell antigen receptors
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B-cell linker
The B-cell linker protein is encoded by the ''BLNK'' gene and is an adaptor protein also known as SLP-65, BASH, and BCA. BLNK is expressed in B cells and macrophages and plays a large role in B cell receptor signalling, in a fashion analogous to ...
, a human gene that encodes a linker protein related to B cells
* Linker peptide, a flexible part of a
peptide between relatively rigid
structural domains.
Other uses
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Inflation-indexed bond or linker, bonds for which the principal is indexed to inflation
See also
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Link (disambiguation)
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