attachment

attachment
at|tach|ment [ ə`tætʃmənt ] noun **
1. ) count or uncount a feeling of loving or liking a person very much:
She formed no close attachments during her time in Boston.
attachment to: He felt a particular attachment to his father's family.
a ) a feeling of liking or supporting a place, idea, or organization:
attachment to: Regional firms need to lose their attachment to their regions to succeed.
2. ) count something you send with a letter, contract, or other document to give extra information
a ) a computer file that you send with an e-mail
3. ) count a special tool that you can fix to a machine or piece of equipment to make it do a particular job:
The food processor has an attachment for slicing vegetables.
4. ) uncount the process of fixing one thing to another:
The filter has suction cups for attachment to the side of the tank.
on attachment BRITISH
working with another organization or company for a time

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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