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Corresponding vs Compatible - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between corresponding and compatible

is that corresponding is action of the verb to correspondcompatible is something that is compatible with something else.

As adjectives the difference between corresponding and compatible

is that corresponding is that have a similar relationship while compatible is capable of easy interaction.

As a verb corresponding

is present participle of lang=en.

corresponding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to correspond

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that have a similar relationship
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 10 , author=Jeremy Wilson , title=England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. }}

    Derived terms

    * corresponding angles * correspondingly

    compatible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of easy interaction.
  • Able to get along well.
  • Consistent; congruous.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=She was like a Beardsley Salome , he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.}}

    Antonyms

    * incompatible

    Derived terms

    * compatibility

    Related terms

    * compassion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is compatible with something else.
    • a computer company that sells IBM compatibles

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