Attachment may refer to:
Art and entertainment
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''Attachment'' (painting), an 1829 work by Edwin Landseer
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''Attachment'' (film), a 2023 Danish horror film by Gabriel Bier Gislason
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''Attachments'' (novel), a 2011 novel by Rainbow Rowell
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''Attachments'' (TV series), a BBC comedy-drama that ran from 2000 to 2002
Law
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Attachment (law) Attachment is a legal process by which a court of law, at the request of a creditor, designates specific property owned by the debtor to be transferred to the creditor, or sold for the benefit of the creditor. A wide variety of legal mechanisms are ...
, a means of collecting a legal judgment by levying on a specific property in the possession of the opposing party.
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Attachment of earnings
Attachment of earnings is a legal process in civil litigation by which a defendant's wages or other earnings are taken to pay for a debt. This collections process is used in the common law system, especially Britain and the United States, but in ...
, collecting money owed by a debtor directly from the debtor's employer
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Rule B Attachment
Rule B attachments are issued under Rule B of the ''Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims'' of the ''Federal Rules of Civil Procedure''. Under that provision, the court is allowed to attach a defendant's property up to the va ...
, provided under the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for freezing a defendant's property in pursuit of a maritime claim
Technology
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Ball attachment (dentistry)
A ball attachment is a dental component commonly used in implant-retained and tooth-supported overdentures to enhance prosthetic retention, stability, and function. It consists of a ball-shaped male abutment that fits into a corresponding female ho ...
, a dental implant component
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Excavator attachment added onto construction equipment to alter its function
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Pilot (train attachment)
A cowcatcher, also known as a pilot, is the device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles on the track that might otherwise damage or derail it or the train.
In the UK, small metal bars called ''life-guards'', ''rail guar ...
, a cowcatcher
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Rental attachments, components attached to rental machinery
Computing
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AT (Advanced Technology) Attachment, a computer disk drive interface standard more commonly known as PATA (Parallel ATA) and SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment)
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Email attachment
An email attachment is a computer file sent along with an email message. One or more files can be attached to any email message, and be sent along with it to the recipient. This is typically used as a simple method to share documents and images.
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, a computer electronic mail feature
Other
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Attachment theory
Attachment theory is a psychological and evolutionary framework, concerning the relationships between humans, particularly the importance of early bonds between infants and their primary caregivers. Developed by psychiatrist and psychoanalys ...
, psychological model attempting to describe the dynamics of relationships between humans
* The binding of a
virus
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living Cell (biology), cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Viruses are ...
to its target cell
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Moh, a vice in Sikh religion
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Upādāna
''Upādāna'' उपादान is a Sanskrit and Pali word that means "fuel, material cause, substrate that is the source and means for keeping an active process energized". It is also an important Buddhist concept referring to "attachment, cl ...
, a cause of suffering in Buddhism
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