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Rebuild vs Refresh - What's the difference?

rebuild | refresh |

As verbs the difference between rebuild and refresh

is that rebuild is to build again while refresh is to renew or revitalize.

As nouns the difference between rebuild and refresh

is that rebuild is an act of rebuilding while refresh is the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.

rebuild

English

Verb

  • To build again.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of rebuilding.

    • Synonyms

    * reassembly * reconstruction

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs

    refresh

    English

    Verb

    (wikipedia refresh) (es)
  • To renew or revitalize.
    • Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
  • (computing) To reload a document and show any new changes, especially a webpage on the internet.
  • * 2007 , Beth Harbison, Shoe Addicts Anonymous
    • She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good.
  • (computing) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
  • * 2007 , Philip C Plumlee, Test Driven Ajax (on Rails)
    • You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment
  • To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.

    • Anagrams

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    Noun

    (es)
  • The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
  • (computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.