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密結合 (mitsuketsugou) Japanese meaning: tight coupling | Kotomora

密みつ結けつ合ごう

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Meanings

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tight coupling

Computing term for a design where components are highly dependent on each other, making changes difficult.

密みつ結けつ合ごうはシステムの保ほ守しゅ性せいを下さげる原

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Tight coupling can reduce the maintainability of a system.

Kanji

密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
結tie, bind, contract
合fit, suit, join

Related words

疎そ結けつ合ごう
Antonym meaning 'loose coupling', where components are independent and changes are easier.

Word family

密みつ結けつ合ごうシステム
tightly coupled system

Built from

密みつ+結けつ合ごう

Etymology

Compound of 密 (みつ, 'dense, close') and 結合 (けつごう, 'coupling, combination'). A direct translation of the English computing term 'tight coupling'.