What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Overlapping vs Coupling - What's the difference?

overlapping | coupling |

As nouns the difference between overlapping and coupling

is that overlapping is the situation in which things overlap while coupling is act of joining together to form a couple.

As a verb overlapping

is .

As an adjective overlapping

is pertaining to something that overlaps something else.

overlapping

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to something that overlaps something else.
  • 1851' ''A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the '''overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.'' — Herman Melville, Moby Dick.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The situation in which things overlap.
  • 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