Background for couplers

couplers

/ˈkʌplərz/

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noun

Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.

Examples :

"The railway couplers carefully connected the train carriages before the passengers boarded. "

job vehicle machine technical industry

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noun

Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.

Examples :

"The railway workers carefully inspected the couplers between each train car to ensure they were securely fastened before the train departed. "

technical vehicle machine part

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noun

A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.

Examples :

"The organist used the couplers to link the two keyboards, making the music sound much fuller and richer. "

music organ device machine

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noun

A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.

Examples :

"Early modems used couplers to connect to the phone line by holding the telephone handset to the device. "

electronics technology communication device signal machine internet computing

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noun

An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.

Examples :

"The wireless phone chargers use couplers to transfer energy from the charging pad to the phone's battery without needing a cable. "

electronics device electric technology energy machine