To combine or fit (things) together well.
Of several things: to combine or fit together well.
To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
To interweave (a number of algorithms or subprograms) so that they can be run more or less simultaneously.
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).
To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
To stamp or impress onto something.
To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
A significant or strong influence or effect.
A forced impinging.
The striking of one body against another; collision.
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.