Remind vs Refresh - What's the difference?
remind | refresh |
To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
* 1849 , , Shirley , ch. 3:
* 1915 , , Victory: An Island Tale , "Author's Note":
To renew or revitalize.
(computing) To reload a document and show any new changes, especially a webpage on the internet.
* 2007 , Beth Harbison, Shoe Addicts Anonymous
(computing) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
* 2007 , Philip C Plumlee, Test Driven Ajax (on Rails)
To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
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.
As verbs the difference between remind and refresh
is that remind is to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person) while refresh is to renew or revitalize.As a noun refresh is
the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.remind
English
Verb
(en verb)- I am aware, reader, and you need not remind me, that it is a dreadful thing for a parson to be warlike.
- His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face.
Synonyms
* put someone in mind ofDerived terms
* reminderrefresh
English
Verb
(wikipedia refresh) (es)- Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
- She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good.
- 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