coupling
noun/ˈkʌplɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English couplynge; equivalent to couple + -ing.
7 senses
- 1The act of joining together to form a couple.
- 2A device that couples two things together.
- 3The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
- 4A connection between two electronic circuits such that a…
- 5The property of physical systems that they are…
- 6An act of sexual intercourse.
- 7A link between the performance of an action and the…
The act of joining together to form a couple.
- It is the first British yard in which every activity of hump marshalling, except for the driving of the hump locomotive and the uncoupling and coupling of wagons, is fully automatic or drastically simplified by modern aids.1960 June, “Talking of trains: The new Margam yard”, in Trains Illustrated, page 323:
A device that couples two things together.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
- The lack of coupling means that the elements of our system are better isolated from each other and from change. This isolation makes it easier to understand each element of the system.2009, Robert C. Martin, chapter 10, in Clean Code, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 150:
Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
Lifestyle, Sexuality An act of sexual intercourse.
- The biggest film of March 1992 was “Basic Instinct,” an erotic thriller featuring an established movie star in explicit onscreen couplings with a sexy up-and-comer.2022 March 20, Jason Bailey, “‘Basic Instinct’ at 30: A Time Capsule That Can Still Offend”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
A link between the performance of an action and the location where that action occurs or the method used to perform that action.
- It seems just as likely, though, that it simply never occurred to him to think about crime as something so tightly tied to place. Literary theorists and bridge engineers and police chiefs struggle with coupling.2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers, page 342:
- Derived terms
- azocoupling, coupling-box, coupling pin, coupling pole, coupling rod, crosscoupling, electrocoupling, homocoupling, hydrocoupling, mechanocoupling, overcoupling, photocoupling, precoupling, telecoupling, undercoupling
- Related terms
- decoupling
- Hyponyms
27 terms
capacitive coupling, chopper coupling, claw hammer coupling, common coupling, conductive coupling, content coupling, control coupling, data coupling, data-structured coupling, direct coupling, external coupling, global coupling, inductive coupling, loose coupling, low coupling, message coupling, Negishi coupling, no coupling, Norwegian coupling, pathological coupling, ratchet coupling, running coupling, Sonogashira coupling, stamp coupling, Storz coupling, Suzuki coupling, tight coupling