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Availability vs Penetration - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between availability and penetration

is that availability is the quality of being available while penetration is the act of penetrating something.

availability

English

Noun

(availabilities)
  • (chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being available.
    • What is your availability this week?
  • (countable) That which is available.
    • We have several availabilities .

    Synonyms

    * (quality of being available) availableness, accessibility

    Antonyms

    * (quality of being available) unavailability

    penetration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of penetrating something.
    • Any penetration , however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
  • Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
  • The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.
  • * 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , XVI:
    • my observations of her looks and actions became acutely sharpened, and that to a degree which, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal it, could not escape her penetration .
  • A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.

    • Derived terms

    * double penetration * interpenetration