In computer science, cohesion refers to the degree to which the elements of a software module belong together.
Cohesion can be used as a measure of how strongly related the functions in a module are. It is desirable to have strong cohesion in a module.
We can see that strong cohesion is another aspect of the principle of the separation of concerns.
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