What is the difference between reload and refresh?
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To load (something) again
(computing) To refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
(firearms) to make one's own cartridges using spent (or new) cases and new powder, primer, and bullet/shot.
To renew or revitalize.
(computing) To reload a document and show any new changes, especially a webpage on the internet.
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(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.
In computing terms the difference between reload and refresh
is that reload is to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen while refresh is 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 reload and refresh
is that reload is to load (something) again 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.reload
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(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