coupling

IPA: kˈʌpɫɪŋ

Act of joining together to form a couple.
A device that couples two things together.
(software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software 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.

Examples of "coupling" in Sentences

So same-sex coupling is unnatural when it happens in nature?
But the single-at-heart are not looking for long-term coupling, whereas quirkyalones still romanticize the quest for The One.
It receives power through inductive coupling from a special read-write device, which can then extract content from the memory on the chip.
A study of long-term coupling in which the partners were unhappy, showed that women more than men were likely to suffer from high blood pressure and obesity.
Of course in the early nineteenth century nobody would have thought twice about a Richard Burton marrying an Elizabeth, but from our 'modern' perspective the coupling is always going to grab attention.
Palladium-catalyzed cross coupling is also used by the electronics industry in the coating of electronic circuits and as a tool to develop thinner computer screens in the future, said prize committee member Jan Erling Backvall.