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Append is a somewhat formal word. Lawyers, for example, often speak of appending items to other documents, and lawmakers frequently append small bills to big ones, hoping that everyone will be paying attention only to the main part of the big bill and won't notice. When we append a small separate section to the end of a report or a book, we call it an appendix. But in the early years of email, the words we decided on were attach and attachment, probably because appendixes are thought of as unimportant, whereas the attachment is often the whole reason for sending an email.
Examples of append in a Sentence
Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
Other safety-minded former employees quote-tweeted Leike’s blunt resignation, appending heart emojis.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 18 May 2024
The command output is then appended to a CSS file which is a legitimate part of the firewall (/var/appweb/sslvpndocs/global-protect/portal/css/bootstrap.min.css).
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2024
The letter from the board also suggested that a statement be appended to the piece stating the article had not been subject to a standard review process or made available for all student editors to read ahead of time.
—Jake Offenhartz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
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“Append.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/append. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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