In musical notation, "legato" indicates that musical notes are played smoothly. That is, in transitioning from note to note, there should be no silence when changing. Also known as slurred.
The term for the opposite articulation is staccato.
Legato is also the name of a character in the anime and manga series Trigun.
Legato is also the name of a computer storage software company recently taken over by EMC Corporation.
