connascence

Etymology
. In the software engineering sense introduced by Meilir Page-Jones.

Noun

 * 1)  The birth of two or more things at the same time; A simultaneous coming into being.
 * 2) The state of being born into the same family, race, or group; a commonality of heritage or birthright.
 * 3)  The act of growing or developing together.
 * 4)  A relationship between two or more elements of software in which changing one necessitates changing the others in order to maintain overall correctness; a metric for such a relationship.
 * 1) The state of being born into the same family, race, or group; a commonality of heritage or birthright.
 * 2)  The act of growing or developing together.
 * 3)  A relationship between two or more elements of software in which changing one necessitates changing the others in order to maintain overall correctness; a metric for such a relationship.
 * 1)  The act of growing or developing together.
 * 2)  A relationship between two or more elements of software in which changing one necessitates changing the others in order to maintain overall correctness; a metric for such a relationship.
 * 1)  A relationship between two or more elements of software in which changing one necessitates changing the others in order to maintain overall correctness; a metric for such a relationship.
 * 1)  A relationship between two or more elements of software in which changing one necessitates changing the others in order to maintain overall correctness; a metric for such a relationship.
 * 1)  A relationship between two or more elements of software in which changing one necessitates changing the others in order to maintain overall correctness; a metric for such a relationship.
 * 1)  A relationship between two or more elements of software in which changing one necessitates changing the others in order to maintain overall correctness; a metric for such a relationship.

Usage notes

 * In the software engineering sense often regarded as a generalization of and, although there is some overlap of concepts.