Replenish vs Refresh - What's the difference?
replenish | refresh |
To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
(archaic) To fill; to complete; to supply fully.
(obsolete) To finish; to complete; to perfect.
* Shakespeare
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 replenish and refresh
is that replenish is to refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity 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.replenish
English
Verb
(es)- It's a popular product, and they have to replenish their stock of it frequently.
- ...and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth... (Genesis 1:28, KJV)
- We smothered the most replenished sweet work of nature.
Antonyms
* (l)References
* *refresh
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