Consolidation may refer to:
In science and technology
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Consolidation (computing), the act of linkage editing in computing
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Memory consolidation, the process in the brain by which recent memories are crystallised into long-term memory
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Pulmonary consolidation, a clinical term for solidification into a firm dense mass
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Consolidation (soil), a geological process whereby a soil decreases in volume
* Consolidation, a popular name of a steam locomotive type, with
2-8-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels. ...
wheel, built first in 1864
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Semiconductor consolidation
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Ultrasonic consolidation
Ultrasonic Consolidation (UC) or Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) is a low temperature additive manufacturing or 3D printing technique for metals.
The process works by scrubbing metal foils together with ultrasonic vibrations under pressure ...
In economics
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Consolidation (business)
In business, consolidation or amalgamation is the merger and acquisition of many smaller companies into a few much larger ones. In the context of financial accounting, ''consolidation'' refers to the aggregation of financial statements of a gro ...
, the mergers or acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger ones
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Consolidation (media)
Concentration of media ownership (also known as media consolidation or media convergence) is a process whereby progressively fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of the mass media. Contemporary research demonstrates in ...
, consolidation of United States media into a few companies
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Debt consolidation, the process of combining two or more loans into one big loan
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Federal student loan consolidation, allows students to consolidate student loans into one single debt
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Consolidated financial statement
Other uses
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Championship consolidation, the act of combining two separate championships into a single title
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Democratic consolidation, the process by which a new democracy matures
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Federal student loan consolidation
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Joinder, the consolidation of multiple legal cases
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Land consolidation, the process that consolidates small fragmented parcels of land into larger contiguous plots
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Municipal consolidation, the act of merging two or more municipalities to form a single new one
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Urban consolidation
See also
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Consolidation bill
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Consolidation ratio
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Consolidated city–county
In United States local government, a consolidated city-county is formed when one or more cities and their surrounding county ( parish in Louisiana, borough in Alaska) merge into one unified jurisdiction. As such it has the governmental powers o ...
, a consolidation of city and county governments used by some United States cities
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Consolidator (disambiguation) Consolidator may refer to:
Travel related
* Airline consolidator, a wholesaler of airline tickets
* Hotel consolidator, a company that buys up blocks of hotel rooms for resale
* Travel consolidator, a company that acts as a consolidator of airlin ...
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Likud, a conservative Israeli political party whose name is Hebrew for "Consolidation"
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