concatenation

noun4

1. •
   A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

   • Try and penetrate with our limited means of the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. — 1927
2. •
   A character string formed by joining multiple character strings.
3. •
   The application of these series of links.
4. •
   The operation of joining multiple character strings.