Consolidation

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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
Semiconductor consolidation
Ultrasonic consolidation

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

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
Federal student loan consolidation
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
Urban consolidation