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Definition of prepend

prepend

verb - transitive

  • to add something to the beginning; "prefix". The computing variant of "append".
    To get it to display in monospace font, prepend four spaces to every line.

    Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

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