Consolidation

Consolidation may refer to:

In science and technology

• Consolidation (computing), the act of linkage editing in computing
• Consolidation (locomotive), popular name of a steam locomotive with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement
• Consolidation (soil), a geological process whereby a soil decreases in volume
• Consolidation ratio, the number of virtual servers that can run on each physical host machine
• Mathematical consolidation, the fusion of diverse theories into one
• Memory consolidation, the process in the brain by which recent memories are crystallised into long-term memory
• Pulmonary consolidation, a clinical term for solidification into a firm dense mass
• Semiconductor consolidation, the trend of semiconductor companies collaborating
• Ultrasonic consolidation, a manufacturing technique for metals

In economics

• Consolidation (business), the mergers or acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger ones
  • Consolidation (media), consolidation of United States media into a few companies
• Debt consolidation, the process of combining two or more loans into one big loan
  • Federal student loan consolidation, allows students to consolidate student loans into one single debt
• Fiscal Consolidation, a euphemism for austerity measures

Other uses

• Championship consolidation, the act of combining two separate championships into a single title
• Consolidation bill, a type of bill in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Democratic consolidation, the process by which a new democracy matures
• Federal student loan consolidation
• Joinder, the consolidation of multiple legal cases
• Land consolidation, the process that consolidates small fragmented parcels of land into larger contiguous plots
• Likud, a conservative Israeli political party whose name is Hebrew for "Consolidation"
• Municipal consolidation, the act of merging two or more municipalities to form a single new one
• Urban consolidation

See also

• All pages with titles containing Consolidation
• All pages with titles beginning with Consolidation
• Consolidated (disambiguation)
• Consolidator (disambiguation)