Consolidation

Consolidation may refer to:

In science and technology

• 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
• Server consolidation, where multiple servers are consolidated using platform virtualization
• Data consolidation, the consolidation of data from multiple sources into a centralized system
• Consolidation (soil), a geological process whereby a soil decreases in volume
• Consolidation, a popular name of a steam locomotive type, with 2-8-0 wheel, built first in 1864

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, decreasing the public finance deficit, this way increasing the sustainability of public finance

Other uses

Consolidation = merging or integration of many items into one.

• Championship consolidation, the act of combining two separate championships into a single title
• Democratic consolidation, the process by which a new democracy matures
• Land consolidation, the process that consolidates small fragmented parcels of land into larger contiguous plots
• Municipal consolidation, the act of merging two or more municipalities to form a single new one

See also

• Consolidation bill
• Consolidated city–county, a consolidation of city and county governments used by some United States cities
• Travel consolidators, a consolidation of travel services in one package or at one single point of access
• Likud, a conservative Israeli political party whose name is Hebrew for "Consolidation"
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