tinker

n 1: someone who is employed to repair broken things [syn: {mender}]

2: small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {chub mackerel},

{Scomber japonicus}]

v : do random, unplanned work or activities [syn: {putter}, {mess

around}, {potter}, {monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck

around}]

linker

A computer program which accepts the {object code} files of

one or more separately compiled program {modules}, and links

them together into a complete executable program, resolving

references from one module to another.

The {Unix} linker is called "ld".

(1995-01-24)