decouple

[dee-kuhp-uhl] Origin

de·cou·ple

[dee-kuhp-uhl] verb, de·cou·pled, de·cou·pling.
verb (used with object)
1.
to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent; uncouple.
2.
to absorb the shock of (a nuclear explosion): a surrounding mass of earth and rock can decouple a nuclear blast.
3.
Electronics. to loosen or eliminate the coupling of (a signal between two circuits).
verb (used without object)
4.
to separate or diverge from an existing connection; uncouple.

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Decouple is always a great word to know.
So is ohm. Does it mean:
opposition of capacitance to alternating current
unit of electrical resistance

Origin:
1595–1605; de- + couple

de·cou·pler, noun
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decouple (ˌdiːˈkʌpəl)
 
vb
(tr) to separate (joined or coupled subsystems) thereby enabling them to exist and operate separately

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Word Origin & History

decouple
c.1600, from Fr. découpler "to uncouple." Related: Decoupling (1931).
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