Principle 5. Merging or Combining

1. Bring closer together (or merge) identical or similar objects, assemble identical or similar parts to perform parallel operations.
   Personal computers in a network
   Thousands of microprocessors in a parallel processor computer
   Vanes in a ventilation system
   Electronic chips mounted on both sides of a circuit board or subassembly
2. Make operations contiguous or parallel; bring them together in time.
   Link slats together in Venetian or vertical blinds.
   Medical diagnostic instruments that analyze multiple blood parameters simultaneously
   Mulching lawnmower