Concatenation (noun)

1. The act of linking things together in a chain-like series.
2. A series of interconnected things.

Origin:

Late 16th century (in the sense "linking together"): from latin concatenare, from con- "together" + catenare "to chain".

Examples:

1. The concatenation of events that led to the conclusion was complicated.
2. In the computer science, a concatenation of strings is the operation of joining them end-to-end.
3. A concatenation of actions is necessary to achieve a desired outcome.
4. Concatenation of multiple signals results in an improved signal to noise ratio.
5. A concatenation of circumstances can be seen as a cause and effect relationship.