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Integrar is a Spanish verb meaning to bring together into a whole, to include or to assimilate. It can refer to combining parts into a coherent system, incorporating people into a community, or making something part of a larger structure. Common uses include integrar a un equipo o a una organización, integrar datos de distintas fuentes, o integrar nueva tecnología en flujos de trabajo existentes. The noun form is integración; related terms include integración, integral and integralidad.

In mathematics, integrar denotes the operation of calculating an integral. The result is an integral, and the process is called la integración. There are integral definida (definite integral) and integral indefinida (indefinite integral) or antiderivadas. The integral is a central concept in calculus, connected to differentiation by the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

In computing and information technology, system integration refers to linking disparate hardware and software to function together as a coordinated system. In social and cultural contexts, integration involves including individuals or groups into a larger society or organization, aiming for equal participation and reducing segregation.

Etymology: Integrar comes from Latin integrare, from integer meaning whole. It has cognates in other Romance languages, such as integrar in Portuguese and integrare in Italian, reflecting the same sense of making a whole.