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English

Etymology

From Middle English couplyng; equivalent to couple +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?pl??/

Noun

coupling (plural couplings)

1. Act of joining together to form a couple.
2. A device that couples two things together.
3. (software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.

   Synonym: dependency

   Coordinate term: cohesion
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: see Thesaurus:copulation

Hyponyms

Related terms

• decoupling

Translations

Verb

coupling

1. present participle of couple

Further reading

• coupling (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• coupling (physics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• coupling (electronics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• coupling (computer programming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Noun

coupling

1. Alternative form of couplyng

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?k??

Verb

docking

1. present participle of dock

Noun

docking (plural dockings)

1. The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
2. The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.
3. The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.
4. (slang) The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins.
5. (molecular biology) A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.

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