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Infiltration vs Leakage - What's the difference?

infiltration | leakage |

As nouns the difference between infiltration and leakage

is that infiltration is the act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body while leakage is an act of leaking, or something that leaks.

infiltration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.
  • The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
  • * Kirwan
    • calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities
  • The act of entering a physical location and/or organization secretly.

    • leakage

    English

    Noun

  • an act of leaking, or something that leaks
  • the amount lost due to a leak
  • an undesirable flow of electric current through insulation
  • loss of retail stock, especially due to theft
  • The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.