coupling

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkʌplɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of couple#English|couple

Noun

coupling (plural couplings)

1. act of joining together to form a couple
2. a device that couples two things together
3. (computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules
4. (electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them
5. (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
6. (sexuality) sexual intercourse

Synonyms

• (computing) dependency

Antonyms

• (computing) cohesion

Related terms

• decoupling

Translations

• German: Verbindung, Verkupplung
• Russian: соедине́ние
• Spanish: enganche, acoplamiento (technical), entronque

Translations

• German: Verbindung, Kupplung, Koppler (electronics)
• Russian: соедини́тель
• Spanish: acoplador, juntura

Translations

• French: dépendance
• German: Kopplung
• Russian: свя́занность

Translations

• German: Einkopplung
• Russian: конта́кт
• Spanish: acoplamiento

Translations

• German: Kopplung
• Russian: связь

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