Coupler vs. Coupling

Coupler vs. Coupling — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Coupler and Coupling

Couplernoun

Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.

Couplingnoun

act of joining together to form a couple

Couplernoun

Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.

Couplingnoun

a device that couples two things together

Couplernoun

(music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.

Couplingnoun

(computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules

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Couplernoun

A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.

Couplingnoun

(electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them

Couplernoun

An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.

Couplingnoun

(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other

Couplernoun

a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

Couplingnoun

(sexuality) sexual intercourse

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Couplingnoun

a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

Couplingnoun

a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

Couplingnoun

the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes;

the casual couplings of adolescentsthe mating of some species occurs only in the spring