Loose Coupling (glossary)
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the relationship among element in a system in which events in various elements can occur independently -- adapted from (Perrow 1999, p. 8)
Source(s)
Perrow, Charles. 1999. Normal Accidents. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Discussion
Perrow is a leading authority on accidents in a system and the system characteristics that may cause them. This term is used in a reilience context.