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integration

integration

47 4.0
Putting two or more parts together so they work as one
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃən/
translation icon : integración
  • Effective integration of different technologies can enhance business operations and efficiency.
  • technology integration
  • economic integration
  • academic integration

Do you think that integration was the right move?

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Examples

  • One area of focus has been on the integration of commercial off-the-shelf games in lesson plans.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The market favored CD-ROM because of its larger flexibility and better integration with existing computer systems.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I mean the global integration of life and technology on this planet.

  • What is needed are additional models for how this integration should take place.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We're trying to move towards integration.

  • Maybe you love the tight integration with your iPhone and your Apple Watch.

  • Today's army also has an unprecedented level of integration between its active and its reserve components.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The terms for Turkey's entrance and integration into Europe have gained the special attention of scholars.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The chicken industry has really set a model for the integration of production, processing and marketing of the products that other industries are now following because they see that we have achieved tremendous economies.

  • The integration of various educational tools has made learning more engaging for students.

Synonyms

mix
vsintegration
276 1.0

A group of different things or people that are together

means that those things work jointly as a coordinated whole rather than mere assembly
mixture
vsintegration
58 1.2

An action that brings two or more things together

implies coordinated working and forming a functional whole rather than simple joining
mixing
vsintegration
51 1.8

Putting different things together so they become one

highlights functional cooperation of parts rather than physical blending into one
consolidation
vsintegration
43 5.5

To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit

focuses on working together and functional unity rather than only effectiveness
incorporation
vsintegration
17 4.9

An act of combining things into a single whole

emphasizes cooperative functioning of parts rather than mere inclusion into one
compounding
vsintegration
6 5.5

Putting two or more things together to make one new thing

is broader, focusing on parts working together rather than creating a new substance
merging
vsintegration
1 3.0

The act of joining two or more things into one

creates a working whole where parts cooperate rather than fully fuse into one
blending
vsintegration
1 2.7

Mixing different things together until they form an even mixture

focuses more on parts cooperating functionally rather than thorough physical mixing
combining
vsintegration
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

stresses that the result works together as a whole rather than just joining
interfusion
vsintegration
7.5

Mixing different things together to make one whole

emphasizes parts working together cooperatively rather than just blended unity
commixture
vsintegration
9.7

Putting different things together to make one thing

is about parts working together as a system rather than simple proportional mixing
intermixture
vsintegration
7.0

Different things joined together to make one thing

implies cooperative functioning of parts rather than only producing a mixture
integrating
vsintegration
4.4

Bringing people from different races or religions into the same community

is more general, covering any parts brought together to work as one
compenetration
vsintegration
  • Specialized
9.9

Deep joining of two or more things so they mix but keep their own form

focuses on parts forming a working whole even if identities are kept separate

Antonyms

107 2.9

The process of making something into parts or equal parts in math

segregation
  • Offensive
18 5.3

The act of separating people or things into different groups, often by law

Compounds

vertical integration
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A company that owns several production steps from raw materials to selling the product

1 4.5

A way of often putting new code into a shared place and testing it automatically

1 6.8

A company grows by buying or joining similar companies at the same business level to reduce competition

How Integrated

fusion
  • Specialized
73 5.9
merging
1 3.0
integration
47 4.0
combination
553 2.3
joining
1 2.3

Surface Forms

integration singular
integrations plural

Morphology

integration = integrate (transparent) = integrate + ion

Standard noun formation from the verb 'integrate' indicating the process of combining things into a whole.

Etymology

Integration comes from the root integr in integer, meaning 'whole'. So when you integrate two systems you 'make them whole' by combining parts so they work together.