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Coupling vs Valve - What's the difference?

coupling | valve |

As nouns the difference between coupling and valve

is that coupling is act of joining together to form a couple while valve is a device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.

As a verb valve is

to control (flow) by means of a valve.

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 terms

    * decoupling

    valve

    English

    (wikipedia valve)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
  • A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
  • (anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves.
  • (British) A vacuum tube.
  • (botany) One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce.
  • (botany) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry.
  • (biology) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
  • (biology) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.

    • Derived terms

    * exhaust valve * heart valve * vein valve * ileocecal valve * intake valve * non-return valve: see: non-return * safety valve * toggle valve * valved * valveless * valve oil * valvoplasty

    Verb

    (valv)
  • To control (flow) by means of a valve.
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