1. the action or process of separating or disconnecting two or more things that were previously linked or connected
2. the reduction of economic interdependence between countries or regions
Usage: economics
3. the process of making software components less dependent on each other
Usage: computing; software engineering

Examples

• The decoupling of the train cars took several minutes.
• Economic decoupling between the two nations has accelerated in recent years.
• The company announced the decoupling of its retail and manufacturing divisions.
• Software decoupling improves code maintainability and flexibility.
• The decoupling of economic growth from environmental impact is a key policy goal.
• Engineers worked on the decoupling of the spacecraft modules.
• The decoupling process requires careful planning and coordination.