The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
The act of isolating.
A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.
A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.
The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
A trade union; a workers' union.
An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
The act or state of marriage.
The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
To combine sets using the union operation.
Belonging to, represented by, or otherwise pertaining to a labour union.