Attachment

n. emotional bond; connection; confiscation, court-ordered seizure of property or money; annexation; attached file, file that is sent along with an Email message (Computers)

The term attachment has multiple meanings:An e-mail attachment.A part added onto a machine, such as an engineering vehicle, (construction attachments).Attachment (psychology) – a product of the activity of a number of behavioral systems that have proximity to a person, e.g. a mother, spouse, friend as a predictable outcome Attachment theory.Attachment as a cause of suffering in some Eastern (Dharmic) religions such as Jainism,Buddhism and Sikhism.A means of collecting a legal judgment by levying on property in the possession of a third party.In some states in the United States including California, prejudgment attachment is a procedure which allows a creditor to levy upon and sometimes seize assets of a defendant prior to judgment as part of the litigation process; see prejudgment attachment.A part of most vacuum cleaners which allows them to reach otherwise inaccessible places.The binding of a virus to its target cell. Attachments (TV Series) - BBC Comedy-Drama that ran from 2000 to 2002 about an internet startup company.
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Attachment, n 1. a fastener, connector, associated part. n 2. a mechanical device for retention and stabilization of a dental prosthesis. [more]Attachment - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
(synonym) fond regard
(hypernym) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmheartedness
(derivation) bind, tie, attach, bond
2. a supplementary part or accessory
(hypernym) addition, add-on, improver
3. a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
(hypernym) writ, judicial writ
(derivation) impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. a connection that fastens things together
(synonym) bond
(hypernym) connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
(hyponym) ligament
(derivation) attach
5. faithful support for a religion or cause or political party
(synonym) adherence, adhesion
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) ecclesiasticism
(derivation) bind, tie, attach, bond
6. the act of attaching or affixing something
(synonym) affixation
(hypernym) combination, combining, compounding
(hyponym) graft, grafting
(derivation) attach
7. the act of fastening things together
(synonym) fastening
(hypernym) joining, connection, connexion
(hyponym) bonding, soldering
(derivation) attach

n. attachment, file which is sent together with an Email message (Computers)