Conflation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conflation \Con*fla"tion\, n. [L. conflatio.]
     1. A blowing together, as of many instruments in a concert,
        or of many fires in a foundry. [R.] --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a fusing together; merger of two or more things or ideas


        into one.
        [PJC]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  conflation
       
           Combining or blending of two or more versions of a
          text; confusion or mixing up.  Conflation {algorithms} are
          used in {databases}.
       
          [Any specific technical meaning?]
       
          (1996-04-14)