Bonding

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In telecommunication, the term bonding has the following meanings:

• In electrical engineering, the process of connecting together metal parts so that they make low resistance electrical contact for direct current and lower frequency alternating currents.
• The process of establishing the required degree of electrical continuity between two or more conductive surfaces that are to be joined.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 and from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

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In chemistry, bonding is the process by which two or more atoms exchange valence electrons and join together to form a molecule. See chemical bonding.

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In aviation use bonding has two different meanings:

• the electrical connection of an aircraft, re-fuelling pump and ground to prevent static electrical arcing and thus fire. This use is related to the telecommunication use of the term above.
• the use of special glues to attach two pieces of metal together as an alternative to bolts or rivets.

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In broadband use 'bonding; has the following meaning:

• The combining of two or more broadband connections to produce one logical connection. Generally only used when high bandwidth options (SDSL, ADSL2, ADSL+) have been exausted or are unavailable.

Source: from Nildram [Bonded Broadband Document http://www.nildram.net/pdf/bondedbroadband.pdf]

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bonding is also the shortname of a student organisation in Germany. See bonding-studenteninitiative e.V.