Definitions

1. verb

to disconnect or separate something from something else

“The company decided to decouple its marketing department from the rest of the organization.”

2. verb

to separate or disconnect (a system, process, or component) from its dependencies or other systems

“The software engineer had to decouple the database from the frontend application to fix the bug.”

3. noun

a connection or relationship that has been disconnected or severed

“The decoupling of the two companies led to a significant decline in their mutual trade.”

4. verb

to make (something) independent or separate, especially so that it can be developed or modified independently

“The team decided to decouple the new feature from the main codebase to test it separately.”