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Coupling vs Related - What's the difference?

coupling | related |

As a noun coupling

is act of joining together to form a couple.

As an adjective related is

standing in relation or connection.

As a verb related is

(relate).

coupling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • act of joining together to form a couple
  • a device that couples two things together
  • (computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules
  • (electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them
  • (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
  • (sexuality) sexual intercourse
  • Synonyms

    * (computing) dependency

    Antonyms

    * (computing) cohesion

    Derived terms

    * capacitive coupling * common coupling * conductive coupling * content coupling * control coupling * data coupling * data-structured coupling * external coupling * global coupling * inductive coupling * low coupling * loose coupling * message coupling * no coupling * pathological coupling * stamp coupling

    related

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Standing in relation or connection.
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  • Being a relative of.
  • Narrated; told.
  • (music) Same as the adjective relative.
  • (mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
  • (in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (relate)
  • See also

    * relation * relationship * interrelate * interrelated

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