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Lagging vs Lagger - What's the difference?

lagging | lagger |

As verbs the difference between lagging and lagger

is that lagging is while lagger is .

As an adjective lagging

is falling behind, not keeping up the pace.

As a noun lagging

is the covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

lagging

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • falling behind, not keeping up the pace
  • Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
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    • Quotations

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    Coordinate terms

    * (occurring after) leading, concurrent

    Derived terms

    * lagging indicator

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection
  • The material so used

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Related terms

    * laggard

    lagger

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who installs lagging.
  • * 2001 , Geoffrey Tweedale, Philip Hansen, Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard
    • In particular, Turner & Newall doggedly contested any claims from the largest high-risk group outside the scheduled factory areas — the laggers .
  • (video games, informal) A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.

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