1. Plural of decoupler; devices or mechanisms that disconnect or separate two things that are normally connected or dependent on each other.
Usage: technical; engineering
2. In electronics and power systems, components that reduce or eliminate unwanted coupling between circuits or signals.
Usage: technical; electronics

Examples

• The engineer installed decouplers to prevent vibration from transferring between the two structures.
• Decouplers in the circuit board helped reduce electromagnetic interference.
• The system uses magnetic decouplers to separate the rotating shafts safely.
• These decouplers allow independent operation of the two subsystems.
• The decouplers disconnected the load when the pressure exceeded safe limits.