• Hebrew:

• Finnish: liitetiedosto, liite
• German: Anlage, Anhang
• Italian: allegato
• Greek: επισύναψη
• Polish: załącznik

Derived terms

• attachment disorder

Dutch

Pronunciation

• /a'tæʧmɛnt/

Noun

attachment m, n

1. attachment (to an email)

An attachment is a component added onto a machine to alter its functioning. Attachment may also refer to:

• Attachment (psychology), a predictable emotional connection between individuals

• Attachment theory, the theory which is used to describe and investigate the psychological attachment

• Attachment (law), a means of collecting a legal judgment by levying on property in the possession of a third party

• Prejudgment attachment, a legal procedure in certain states of the United States allowing a creditor to levy or seize assets of a defendant prior to judgment

• An e-mail attachment
• AT Attachment, a computer disk drive interface standard
• Attachments (TV Series), a BBC comedy-drama that ran from 2000 to 2002 about an internet startup company
• The binding of a virus to its target cell
• Tanha, translated as attachment, a cause of suffering in some Dharmic religions
• Precision attachment, the functional mechanical parts of a removable partial denture

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