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Eradication vs Cancellation - What's the difference?

eradication | cancellation |

As nouns the difference between eradication and cancellation

is that eradication is eradication while cancellation is the act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

eradication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.
  • The state of being plucked up by the roots.
  • Antonyms

    * radication

    cancellation

    English

    (cancellation)

    Alternative forms

    * cancelation (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
  • (mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
  • (philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
  • (legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.