Galvanise vs Refresh - What's the difference?
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(chiefly British) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity.
(chiefly British) To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
(chemistry) (chiefly British): To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
To renew or revitalize.
(computing) To reload a document and show any new changes, especially a webpage on the internet.
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(computing) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
* 2007 , Philip C Plumlee, Test Driven Ajax (on Rails)
To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
(computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
Galvanise is a related term of refresh.
As verbs the difference between galvanise and refresh
is that galvanise is while refresh is to renew or revitalize.As a noun refresh is
the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.galvanise
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Alternative forms
* galvanize (mostly US)Verb
(en-verb)Derived terms
* galvanisationrefresh
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Verb
(wikipedia refresh) (es)- Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
- She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good.
- You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment