A program that takes one or more object files generated by a compiler and combines them into a single executable file, library file, or another 'object' file.

The linker resolved all the external references and produced the final executable.

A short, double-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotide used to facilitate the ligation of DNA fragments during cloning or other molecular biology procedures.

The researchers attached synthetic linkers to the blunt-ended fragments before inserting them into the plasmid vector.