connection
process of joining or uniting entities to create a new entity
nuclear fusion
nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine
polymerization
process of converting a monomer mixture of monomers into a polymer
stellar collision
coming together of two stars caused by gravity, gravitational radiation, or other mechanisms not well understood
anastomosis
reconnection of two streams that previously branched out
union
operation denoted by symbol "∪" applied on two sets; the set of all distinct elements in the collection
suppletion
linguistic process in which inflections of etymologically unrelated stems come to be treated as the inflected forms of the same lexeme
flange
external or internal ridge or rim on an object
joining
main group of manufacturing processes in the production engineering according to DIN 8580 with which two or more solid bodies with geometrically determined shape are permanently connected
coalescence
process by which droplets, bubbles, or particles merge during contact
photogrammetry
science of making measurements from photographs
lateral drift
vein which is pushed sidewards from a stream-work
linking
phase of a software build process in which compiled modules are combined into a single unit
networking
integration of an item into a connected web of other items
space rendezvous
orbital maneuver
merge
fundamental operation that reconciles the changes made to two independent branches of a file into a single set of files that contains both sets of changes
Methodist Union
1932 merger of Methodist denominations in the United Kingdom
sintering
process of compacting granular material into a coherent solid by heat or pressure, without melting
fusion
sound change where phonological segments with distinctive features blend into a single segment
concatenation
joining of strings in a programming language
combination reaction
reactions that involve combination of two different substances to form a single substance
joinder
joining of two or more legal issues together
system integration
process of bringing together the component sub-systems into a single one and ensuring that the subsystems function together as a system
assembly
act of combining components in manufacturing
welding joint
area of continuous connection of pieces of metal or plastic
name binding
computer programming constraint allowing to bind a symbolic name to an object, valid in a well-defined scope, and to resolve it as a reference by a static or dynamic linking process