(programming) The process of separating a computer program into distinct features that overlap functionally as little as possible.

A separator that employs cyclonic separation

plural of cyclone separator

plural of separation energy

plural of membrane separation

plural of separation anxiety

(security) The requirement that two or more people must be involved in order to complete a high-risk task.

(law, historical) A married woman's property over which her husband has no right of control.

(Ontario) A publicly-funded school that falls under the constitutional definition, historically implemented only for Roman Catholics, but has been provided for Protestants since the secularization of the public school system during the 1980s.

plural of separating disc