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Redefine vs Retrace - What's the difference?

redefine | retrace |

As a verb redefine

is to give a new or different definition to a word.

redefine

English

Verb

  • To give a new or different definition to a word
  • (computing) to define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner (e.g. both as character and numeric) - to allow multiple processing methods
  • Derived terms

    * redefinition

    Anagrams

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    retrace

    English

    Verb

  • To trace again; to go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery.
  • He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (television) The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.
  • Anagrams

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