decouplers
Things that disconnect
Decouplers are devices or mechanisms that separate interconnected systems, allowing each to operate independently.
In electronics, decoupling capacitors filter noise between power supplies and circuits.
In engineering, decouplers isolate vibrations or thermal expansion between components.
The term extends to anything that breaks dependencies: Policy decouplers separate economic growth from carbon emissions.
Dissipation of vibrational energy
- isolatorsDevices that block transmission
- elastomersStretchable, rebounding polymers
- dampersThings that restrain intensity
- baseplatesStructural bottom mounting plates
absorption · resilience · cushioning · buffer
Charge-storing circuit components
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- filteringSelective passage of elements
State of being severed
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
bifurcation · disassociation · disjunction · uncoupling · unlinking · independence · autonomy · modularity
Preventing noise transmission
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
- dampeningReducing or wetting slightly
- anechoicLacking reflected sound
damping
Dissipation of vibrational energy
- isolatorsDevices that block transmission
- elastomersStretchable, rebounding polymers
- dampersThings that restrain intensity
baseplates · absorption · resilience · cushioning · buffer
capacitors
Charge-storing circuit components
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
disconnection
State of being severed
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
disentanglement · bifurcation · disassociation · disjunction · uncoupling · unlinking · independence · autonomy · modularity · partitioning
soundproofing
Preventing noise transmission
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
- dampeningReducing or wetting slightly
decouplerscouplers
Devices that join components
connectors · links · joiners · linkers · fasteners
decouplersintegrators
Those who merge parts
synchronizers · coordinators · combiners · consolidators · aggregators