attachment

Definition 1

Office: Document affixed to another document.

Definition 2

Computing: Computer (binary) file (such as a graphics, photograph, spreadsheet, or a voice recording) transmitted together with an email.

Definition 3

Insurance: Inclusion or exclusion of perils and locations covered in a basic policy. See also endorsement and rider.

Definition 4

Law: (1) Process of taking a person's property (such as cash, goods, and most commonly earnings) into legal custody on a court order (called writ of attachment) issued in favor of a claimant or creditor. (2) Creditor's security interest in a property accepted as collateral for a debt, created when the debtor receives value in exchange and acquires right of redemption.

Definition 5

Manufacturing: An accessory attached to an equipment or machine.