decouples
Severs the connection
Decouples means separates or disconnects things that were previously linked or dependent on each other.
The term appears frequently in technical and economic contexts: an engineer might decouple two systems so that a failure in one doesn't affect the other, or economists discuss how a nation's growth decouples from global trends.
The new architecture decouples the database from the user interface.
When something decouples, it gains independence from whatever it was tied to.
Spaces between locations
- estrangesCauses emotional separation
- alienatesCauses emotional withdrawal
- dissociatesMentally separates or disconnects
- disassociatesSeparates oneself from
divides · splits · severs · breaks · sunders · disjoins · disunites · segregates
Separates into interchangeable units
- abstractsCondensed versions of documents
- isolatesKeeps separate from others
- separatesDivides into portions
- partitionsBarriers dividing a space
segments · compartmentalizes · buffers · insulates · encapsulates · refactors · decomposes · unbundles
Breaks a connection
- unhooksReleases from a curved fastener
- unlinksSevers a connection
- disengagesSeparates from attachment
- unfastensReleases from attachment
separates · removes · frees · loosens · unbolt · unclips · unpins · unstraps
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
empowerment · self-determination · individuality · liberation · separation · insulation · compartmentalization · modularization
distances
Spaces between locations
- estrangesCauses emotional separation
- alienatesCauses emotional withdrawal
- dissociatesMentally separates or disconnects
disassociates · divides · splits · severs · breaks · sunders · disjoins · disunites · segregates · parts
modularizes
Separates into interchangeable units
- abstractsCondensed versions of documents
- isolatesKeeps separate from others
- separatesDivides into portions
partitions · segments · compartmentalizes · buffers · insulates · encapsulates · refactors · decomposes · unbundles · disentangles
disconnects
Breaks a connection
- unhooksReleases from a curved fastener
- unlinksSevers a connection
- disengagesSeparates from attachment
unfastens · separates · removes · frees · loosens · unbolt · unclips · unpins · unstraps · withdraws
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
sovereignty · empowerment · self-determination · individuality · liberation · separation · insulation · compartmentalization · modularization · abstraction
decouplesintegrates
Combines into unified whole
correlates · interlinks · interconnects · synchronizes · merges
decouplesintegrates
Combines into unified whole
unifies · combines · merges · consolidates · fuses