dovetail vs level set

dovetail

verb
  • Of several things: to combine or fit together well. 

  • To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint. 

  • To combine or fit (things) together well. 

  • To interweave (a number of algorithms or subprograms) so that they can be run more or less simultaneously. 

noun
  • In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes. 

  • The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail. 

  • A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint. 

  • A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1). 

level set

verb
  • To establish a baseline of mutual understanding 

noun
  • An event consisting of level setting 

  • The set of values x for which a real-valued function f(x) is equal to a given constant. 

  • A state of mutual understanding among parties 

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