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Reinforce vs Refresh - What's the difference?

reinforce | refresh |

As verbs the difference between reinforce and refresh

is that reinforce is (senseid)to strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation 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.

reinforce

English

Verb

(reinforc)
  • (senseid)To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
  • He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
  • To emphasize or review.
  • The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!
  • To encourage a behavior or idea through repeated stimulus.
  • ''Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (strengthen) strengthen, augment, fortify, buttress, bolster, line * (emphasize) emphasize, review, repeat * (encourage) encourage, reward, instruct, teach, learn

    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.