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Netpicking vs Nitpicking - What's the difference?

netpicking | nitpicking |

As nouns the difference between netpicking and nitpicking

is that netpicking is nitpicking on the Internet, usually regarding minor mistakes in a film, television series, etc while nitpicking is the painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.

netpicking

English

Noun

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  • (internet slang, fandom slang) nitpicking on the Internet, usually regarding minor mistakes in a film, television series, etc.

    • References

    * Usenet newsgroups: [http://groups.google.co.uk/groups/search?q=%22netpicking%22&btnG=Search&sitesearch=groups.google.com]

    nitpicking

    English

    (wikipedia nitpicking)

    Alternative forms

    * nit-picking

    Noun

  • The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
  • (figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
  • :"Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best." --

    • Related terms

    * nitpick * nitpicker * nitpicky