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Firefighting vs Policing - What's the difference?

firefighting | policing |

As a noun firefighting

is (firefighting) extinguishing a fire.

As a verb policing is

.

firefighting

English

Alternative forms

* fire fighting

Noun

(-)
  • (firefighting) extinguishing a fire
  • the profession of being a firefighter
  • (by extension) solving an urgent problem

    • policing

    English

    (wikipedia policing)

    Verb

    (head)
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author=(Leo Hickman)
    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=26, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= How algorithms rule the world , passage=The use of algorithms in policing' is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is ' policing their use.}}