coupler
noun
cou·pler
ˈkə-p(ə-)lər 
1
: one that couples
2
: a contrivance on a keyboard instrument by which keyboards or keys are connected to play together
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For trucks towing boats, bikes or otherwise, verify your tow rating, tongue weight (the downward force that a trailer’s coupler exerts on the hitch ball of the tow vehicle) and make sure your trailer lights/brakes work.
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
This chip will feature couplers that can connect distant qubits on the same chip, which is key for implementing qLDPC codes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2025
The result was a range of IO quick-change couplers which are multi-patented and modular components that form part of Triad-Orbit’s support systems.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Sources say the incident was discovered Sunday when crews discovered that two separate R trains parked along a section of layup track between the Briarwood and Sutphin Blvd. stations on the F line were touching and had sustained some damage to their couplers.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
This chip will feature couplers that can connect distant qubits on the same chip, which is key for implementing qLDPC codes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2025
The result was a range of IO quick-change couplers which are multi-patented and modular components that form part of Triad-Orbit’s support systems.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Sources say the incident was discovered Sunday when crews discovered that two separate R trains parked along a section of layup track between the Briarwood and Sutphin Blvd. stations on the F line were touching and had sustained some damage to their couplers.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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“Coupler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coupler. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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