attachment

Meaning

Noun

• The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
• A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
• A dependence, especially a strong one.
• A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
• The means by which something is physically attached.
• A file sent along with an email.
• Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
• The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

Origin

• From French attachement, equivalent to attach + -ment.