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Natting vs Matting - What's the difference?

natting | matting |

As nouns the difference between natting and matting

is that natting is (computer networking) the activity of using NAT while matting is mats, a collection of ground coverings.

As a verb matting is

present participle of lang=en.

natting

English

Noun

(head)
  • (computer networking) the activity of using NAT
  • matting

    English

    Noun

  • mats, a collection of ground coverings
  • * 1846, Herman Melville, Typee
  • His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.
  • coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats
  • * c. 1771 James Cook, First Voyage Round the World
  • ... the sails are of Matting and are made narrow at the head and Square at the foot,...
    Besides Cloth they [Tahitians] make several different sorts of matting , both better and finer than any we have in Europe; the stuff they make it on is the Produce of the Palm tree.
  • a dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures; matte
  • Verb

    (head)