cooperation (noun)

joint operation or action

"their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

cooperation (noun)

the practice of cooperating

"economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"

cooperation (Noun)

The act of cooperating or being cooperative.

cooperation (Noun)

Active help from a person, organization, et cetera.

cooperation (Noun)

An orderly sharing of space or resources.

cooperation (Noun)

Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.

Cooperation

Cooperation is the process of working or acting together. In its simplest form it involves things working in harmony, while in its more complicated forms, it can involve something as complex as the inner workings of a human being or even the social patterns of a nation. It is the opposite of working separately in competition. Cooperation can also be accomplished by computers, which can handle shared resources simultaneously, while sharing processor time.

Cooperation

Cooperation (written as co-operation in British English) is the process of groups of organisms working or acting together for common, mutual, or some underlying benefit, as opposed to working in competition for selfish benefit. Many animal and plant species cooperate both with other members of their own species and with members of other species (symbiosis or mutualism).