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Interlace vs Interleave - What's the difference?

interlace | interleave |

In transitive terms the difference between interlace and interleave

is that interlace is to cross one with another; to interweave: as, to interlace wires; hence, to mingle; to blend while interleave is to intersperse (something) at regular intervals between the parts of a thing.

As a noun interlace

is a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

interlace

English

(wikipedia interlace)

Noun

(-)
  • A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To cross one with another; to interweave: as, to interlace wires; hence, to mingle; to blend.
  • To cross one another as if woven together, as interlacing branches; to intertwine; to blend intricately.

    • Derived terms

    * interlaced * interlacement * interlacing

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    interleave

    English

    Alternative forms

    * interleaf

    Verb

    (interleav)
  • To insert (pages, which are normally blank) between the pages of a book
  • To intersperse (something) at regular intervals between the parts of a thing
  • (computing) To allocate (things such as successive segments of memory) to different tasks

    • Derived terms

    * interleaved * interleaving