decoupling
Severing a connection
Decoupling is the act of separating things that were previously connected or dependent on each other.
In economics, decoupling describes when two indicators that typically move together begin diverging: The decoupling of wage growth from productivity gains.
In technology, decoupling means designing systems so components can operate independently: We need to decouple the database from the application layer.
The term appears frequently in discussions of separating economic growth from environmental impact, or disentangling interconnected national economies.
State of being severed
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- unlinkingSevering a connection
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
severance · dissociation · unbundling · disassociation · partition · disjunction · disarticulation · loosening
Legal end of matrimony
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- breaking upEnding a romantic relationship
distancing · dissolution · disaffiliation · rift · growing apart · co-parenting · custody · independence
Divisibility into independent units
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- interfaceShared connection point
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
- APISoftware communication standard
architecture · software · systems · scalability · refactoring · middleware · containerization · encapsulation
Exchange of commodities
- growthIncrease in size
- deglobalizationUnwinding of international integration
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
diversification · reshoring · monetary policy · fiscal policy · market · inflation · exchange rate · domestic production
Connected system of parts
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
- shock absorberImpact-dampening suspension component
transmission · drivetrain · clutch · bearings · suspension · mounting · buffering · elastomer
disconnection
State of being severed
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- unlinkingSevering a connection
disentanglement · severance · dissociation · unbundling · disassociation · partition · disjunction · disarticulation · loosening · untethering
divorce
Legal end of matrimony
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
breaking up · distancing · dissolution · disaffiliation · rift · growing apart · co-parenting · custody · independence · boundaries
modularity
Divisibility into independent units
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- interfaceShared connection point
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
API · architecture · software · systems · scalability · refactoring · middleware · containerization · encapsulation · interoperability
trade
Exchange of commodities
- growthIncrease in size
- deglobalizationUnwinding of international integration
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
interdependence · diversification · reshoring · monetary policy · fiscal policy · market · inflation · exchange rate · domestic production · self-reliance
linkage
Connected system of parts
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
shock absorber · transmission · drivetrain · clutch · bearings · suspension · mounting · buffering · elastomer · flywheel
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
- separatingseparating, detaching, disconnecting, dividing, splitting
- cosmologybig bang, Big Bang, big bang theory, universe, dark matter
- disassemblydismantling, teardown, detaching, unfastening, taking apart
- railway worktrack worker, switching, shunting, signaling, train operation
decouplingcoupling
Joint between systems
linking · connecting · binding · joining · bonding
decouplingintegration
Combining into a whole
merging · consolidation · unification · fusion · convergence
decouplinginterdependence
Reciprocal reliance between entities
entanglement · interconnection · interlinking · enmeshment · interrelation