confection

n 1: a food rich in sugar [syn: {sweet}, {confectionery}]

2: the act of creating something by compounding or mixing raw

materials [syn: {concoction}]

v : prepare from ingredients: "This medicine is home-confected"

[syn: {confect}, {comfit}]

conflation

Combining or blending of two or more versions of a

text; confusion or mixing up. Conflation {algorithms} are

used in {databases}.

[Any specific technical meaning?]

(1996-04-14)