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Improving vs Optimizing - What's the difference?

improving | optimizing |

As adjectives the difference between improving and optimizing

is that improving is getting better while optimizing is something whose purpose is to optimize.

As verbs the difference between improving and optimizing

is that improving is present participle of lang=en while optimizing is present participle of lang=en.

improving

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • getting better
  • Antonyms

    * deteriorating * sour * worsen

    Verb

    (head)
  • Derived terms

    * improvingly

    optimizing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Something whose purpose is to optimize.
  • We're using an optimizing compiler.

    Verb

    (head)