merging
Becoming one unit
Merging is the act of combining two or more things into one.
Traffic lanes merge when they converge into fewer lanes: The sign warned of merging traffic ahead.
Companies merge when they combine operations.
In computing, merging combines files or code branches: I spent the morning merging pull requests.
The word emphasizes gradual blending rather than abrupt joining.
Uniting into one
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- incorporationForming a legal entity
- absorptionProcess of taking in
synthesis · coalescence · combination · assimilation · melding · harmonization · convergence · streamlining
Parallel traffic divisions
- highwayMajor road for travel
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- zipperToothed closure device
- rampSloped connecting surface
bottleneck · convergence · weaving · filtering · yielding · signaling · indicator · freeway
Stored data or albums
- filesStored data collections
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- deduplicationEliminating redundant copies
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
synchronization · concatenation · joining · matching · mapping · migration · import · integration
Joining into unity
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- tokamakPlasma confinement device
deuterium · tritium · ignition · confinement · hydrogen · neutrons · energy · physics
Flowing bodies of water
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
- streamsContinuous flows of something
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
delta · junction · conflux · meeting point · waterway · downstream · upstream · floodplain
Combining into one mass
- combiningJoining multiple elements
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- whiskingFast circular mixing
- incorporatingAdding as a component
homogenizing · emulsifying · infusing · folding · creaming · pureeing · marinating · concocting
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- workersPeople doing jobs
- collectiveJointly organized group
- solidarityUnity among allies
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
bargaining · coalition · syndicate · guild · federation · alliance · brotherhood · sisterhood
amalgamation
Uniting into one
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- incorporationForming a legal entity
absorption · synthesis · coalescence · combination · assimilation · melding · harmonization · convergence · streamlining · restructuring
lanes
Parallel traffic divisions
- highwayMajor road for travel
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- zipperToothed closure device
ramp · bottleneck · convergence · weaving · filtering · yielding · signaling · indicator · freeway · motorway
records
Stored data or albums
- filesStored data collections
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- deduplicationEliminating redundant copies
reconciliation · synchronization · concatenation · joining · matching · mapping · migration · import · integration · cleanup
fusion
Joining into unity
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
tokamak · deuterium · tritium · ignition · confinement · hydrogen · neutrons · energy · physics · power
rivers
Flowing bodies of water
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
- streamsContinuous flows of something
- watershedDrainage area boundary
estuary · delta · junction · conflux · meeting point · waterway · downstream · upstream · floodplain · braided
mixing
Combining into one mass
incorporating · homogenizing · emulsifying · infusing · folding · creaming · pureeing · marinating · concocting · compounding
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- workersPeople doing jobs
- collectiveJointly organized group
- solidarityUnity among allies
negotiations · bargaining · coalition · syndicate · guild · federation · alliance · brotherhood · sisterhood · partnership
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- fusionnuclear fusion, hydrogen fusion, thermonuclear fusion, fusion reaction, fusion energy
- reorganizingrearranging, restructuring, reshuffling, reshuffle, regrouping
- data processingnormalization, data entry, standardization, encoding, scaling
- cycling etiquettehand signals, passing, yielding, on your left, single file
- Divide and Conquersorting, binary search, recursion, splitting, partitioning
mergingsplitting
Dividing into parts
separating · dividing · parting · severing · disconnecting
- merging trafficVehicles entering main roadway
- highway mergingJoining traffic flow smoothly
- mail mergingAutomating personalized bulk correspondence