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Processing vs Acquisition - What's the difference?

processing | acquisition |

As nouns the difference between processing and acquisition

is that processing is the action of the verb to process while acquisition is the act or process of acquiring.

As a verb processing

is .

processing

English

(wikipedia processing)

Noun

  • The action of the verb to process .
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.}}
  • The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.

    • Derived terms

    * data processing * word processing

    Verb

    (head)

    • acquisition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of acquiring.
    • The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
  • The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
    • ''That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition .

    Synonyms

    * (an act of acquiring) accession, procurement * (a thing acquired) accession, acquirement

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