Sammenkobles

Sammenkobles is a Danish verb-form meaning to connect or interconnect two or more things so that they function as a single unit. The form sammenkobles is the present passive of the infinitive sammenkoble. It is commonly used in technical and general contexts when items are linked or integrated, and it contrasts with the active form sammenkoble or sammenkobler.

Etymology and cognates: The word is built from sammen-, meaning together, and koble, meaning to connect or link. It has close equivalents in Norwegian (sammenkoble) and Swedish (sammankoppla), reflecting shared North Germanic roots. The noun form sammenkobling refers to the act or result of interconnection.

Usage and domains: In information technology and electronics, sammenkobles describes the process of linking hardware, software, or networks so that they can exchange data or operate as a unified system. In engineering and manufacturing, it can denote the mechanical or electrical joining of components. In data management and analytics, data sets or sources may be sammenkobles to enable integrated queries and insights. The term can also appear in broader discussions of system design, interoperability, and network architecture.

Grammar and related forms: As a present passive, sammenkobles is used when the subject is being connected by an external agent or by the system itself. The active form is sammenkoble (present: sammenkobler). Related terms include sammenkobling (the act or result of interconnection) and sammenkoblet (connected, as an adjective or past participle).

See also: sammenkobling; sammenkoble; sammenkobler; interconnection; integration.