Append vs. Amend

Append vs. Amend — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Append and Amend

Appendverb

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

a seal appended to a recordAn inscription was appended to the column.

Amendverb

(transitive) To make better.

Appendverb

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

notes appended to a book chapter

Amendverb

(intransitive) To become better.

Appendverb

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

Amendverb

To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).

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Appendnoun

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

Amendverb

To be healed, to be cured, to recover (from an illness).

Appendverb

add to the very end;

He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language

Amendverb

(transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

Appendverb

fix to; attach;

append a charm to the necklace

Amendverb

make amendments to;

amend the document
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Appendverb

state or say further;

`It doesn't matter,' he supplied

Amendverb

to make better;

The editor improved the manuscript with his changes

Amendverb

set straight or right;

remedy these deficienciesrectify the inequities in salariesrepair an oversight