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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

"fusioned"

English answer:

fused

Added to glossary by veratek
Aug 23, 2007 10:16
16 yrs ago
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English term

fusioned

English Tech/Engineering Computers: Software concept borrowed from Physics
Does this very badly needed word not exist in English???

the context is two digital objects that are "fusioned" together to produce a new one - that is, a product of a fusion because they are processed by a (digital) "fusion engine."

the resulting object contains only the information that was common to both the initial objects.

somehow combined or merged seems more vague, although I prefer merged of the two.

any thoughts?
Responses
2 +4 fused
4 +1 merged
3 other possible options

Discussion

Ken Cox Aug 23, 2007:
intended audience is technical (specialists in the field).
Ken Cox Aug 23, 2007:
Vera, it sounds like your author is using the terminology in a non-standard manner. It might better to use 'joining engine' instead of 'fusion engine', but in general I would suggest a careful study of relevant English document in the field if the...
veratek (asker) Aug 23, 2007:
Jack - see Alexander's note re "merged" - isn't fused the same, that is, the final object contains both initial objects now joined together?
Alexander Demyanov Aug 23, 2007:
"Merged" would confuse your reader. Normally, "merging" results in an object containing info from both initial objects.
Jack Doughty Aug 23, 2007:
It seems to me that this is a form of joining two digital objects together.
veratek (asker) Aug 23, 2007:
wouldn't fuse be more like joining two things together?
Ken Cox Aug 23, 2007:
'homogenize' isn't too scientific, it's just wrong. 'fused' is an excellent choice if you don't want to rewrite the text to redefine 'fusion engine'.
veratek (asker) Aug 23, 2007:
compaction is a really interesting option - homogenizing too but it may be too scientific
veratek (asker) Aug 23, 2007:
I also posted the question here btw

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/2100176?sp=h
Ken Cox Aug 23, 2007:
'Consolidation' is OK if the context makes the specific meaning clear. Consolidation can mean 'compaction', as in this case, but it is also used with reference to data to mean deletion of redundant data or elimination of a level of detail.
veratek (asker) Aug 23, 2007:
what do you think about consolidated/consolidating? the idea that the result is smaller than the initial ensemble is quite important in the context.

Responses

+4
33 mins
Selected

fused

The noun fusion comes from the verb to fuse, which has several different meanings, mostly involving joining together in some way, and I don't see why a new verb to fusion is needed when the verb to fuse already exists and could cover digital objects produced by a fusion engine in the same way.
Peer comment(s):
agree Ken Cox : short and sweet (we'll ignore the details for now...)
15 mins
Thank you.
agree Alexander Demyanov : Precisely because it's general enough.//What I meant was that since the rules of joining 2 objects are not well defined in the context, it's better to use a term moe general than, say, "merged".
39 mins
Thank you. And generally because it's precise enough?
agree Vitaly Kisin
5 hrs
Thank you.
agree juvera
11 hrs
Thank you.
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5 mins

merged

'fusioned together' [sic] = joined together = merged

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Note added at 12 mins (2007-08-23 10:29:31 GMT)
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In set theory terminology, this is the intersection two data sets (the set of elements common to both sets). Strictly speaking, this is not the same as the merged set, which contains all elements of both data sets, so IMO it is necessary to be use a more precise term.

A term such as 'the common elements of the two data sets' would be a suitable paraphrase.

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-08-23 10:31:23 GMT)
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* intersection of two data sets*

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Note added at 25 mins (2007-08-23 10:42:04 GMT)
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If the result of this operation is a set consisting only of the common elements of the two data sets, IMO your author has his or her analogy confused. Generally speaking, physical fusion produces a new substance that in some cases combines the properties of the ingoing substances, but in many cases generates a substance with new properties, and at nuclear level it produces an entirely different substance.
Note from asker:
Ken - I agree with your "analogy confused" comment. Yes, the author was imprecise and didn't think much about it. I can even suggest a new name because this is for (bilingual) tech writing.
Thank you for your contribution.
Peer comment(s):
agree Mark Nathan
0 min
neutral Alexander Demyanov : In software development systems I know, an object resulting from merging 2 objects, contains information from both objects (akin to logical OR). "Intersection", or "conjunction" would be closer, but "data sets" would be too narrow for "objects".
56 mins
my point exactly
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20 mins

other possible options

Not to discount your current choices but other options are: super-impose (as in images), homogenize, blend...etc.

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Note added at 26 mins (2007-08-23 10:43:03 GMT)
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integrated, combined, mixed...you get the point. :-)
Note from asker:
Thanks, npis.
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