coupler

n.

1. One that couples, especially a device for coupling two railroad cars.
2. A device connecting two organ keyboards so that they may be played together.

Refers to a myriad of different types of sockets for plugging in electric or electronic cables or devices. See network coupler.

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The mechanism in an organ or harpsichord whereby pipes or strings of one department or manual are made to sound on the keys of another.

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A metal hardware device used to join frames and braces of tubular metal scaffolding.

coupled columns

coupled windows

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kobling, manualkobling, oktavkobling

Nederlands (Dutch)
koppelmechanisme, koppeling (orgel)

Français (French)
n. - coupleur

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Mus.) Koppel, (tech.) Kopplung(selement)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μηχαν.) σύνδεσμος, εμπλέκτης, συζευκτήρας

Italiano (Italian)
gancio, tirante, accoppiatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conectivo (m), engate (m) (Eletr.) (Mec.) (estr. de f.)

Русский (Russian)
сцепщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - acoplamiento, aparato de conexión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kopplingsenhet (mus.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
连结者, 联结器, 配合者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連結者, 聯結器, 配合者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연결 장치, 커플러 (오르간 등의 연동 장치)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連結者, 連結器

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الموصل, التوصيله, جهاز ربط العجلات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצמד‬

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