coupling vs sundering

coupling

noun
  • The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other 

  • Sexual intercourse. 

  • Act of joining together to form a couple. 

  • A device that couples two things together. 

  • The degree of reliance between two or more software modules. 

  • A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them. 

sundering

noun
  • The act by which something is sundered. 

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