What is "pooling"

Pool \Pool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pooling.] To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.

Finally, it favors the poolingof all issues.
--U. S. Grant.

Pooling \Pool"ing\, n. (Law) The act of uniting, or an agreement to unite, an aggregation of properties belonging to different persons, with a view to common liabilities or profits.

n. (context resource management English) grouping together of various resources or assets vb. (present participle of pool English)

Pooling is a resource management term that refers to the grouping together of resources (assets, equipment, personnel, effort, etc.) for the purposes of maximizing advantage and/or minimizing risk to the users. The term is used in many disciplines.