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Migration vs Commuting - What's the difference?

migration | commuting |

As nouns the difference between migration and commuting

is that migration is while commuting is travel between home and workplace.

As a verb commuting is

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As an adjective commuting is

causing, or involved in commutation.

migration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
  • Seasonal moving for animals, birds or fishes to breed or find a new home.
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    • , author=Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore , title=Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight , volume=101, issue=1, page=47–48 , magazine= citation , passage=Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus ) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration .}}
  • Movement in general.
    • The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
  • (computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.

    • Derived terms

    * stepwise migration * migrate * migratory

    Related terms

    * immigration * porting

    commuting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia commuting) (-)
  • travel between home and workplace
  • (Philippines) travel by public transportation such as by jeepney

    • Related terms

    * commuter

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Causing, or involved in commutation