attachment

noun8

1. •
   The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

   • The “implantation window” is a short, specific phase during which attachment of the blastocyst occurs. — 2005
2. •
   A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.

   • Zimchenko's phone had a tape attachment, […] — 1978
3. •
   A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
4. •
   A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

   • I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!
5. •
   A dependence, especially a strong one.

   • Through every other kind of drug experience, however, ran his attachment to alcohol. — 2003
6. •
   The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
7. •
   The means by which something is physically attached.

   • [The umbilical cord is] the attachment connecting the fetus with the placenta. — 2012
8. •
   Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.