Reuse vs Recuse - What's the difference?
reuse | recuse |
The act of salvaging or in some manner returning a discarded item into something usable.
(computing) code re-use'' indicates splitting program code into modules or classes so it can be re-used by other programs. ''data re-use refers to legal rights to re-use for publication, data that one has downloaded or licensed from a third party.
To use something that is considered past its usefulness, again (usually for something else).
To refuse or reject (a judge ); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified to act.
(of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified to act.
As verbs the difference between reuse and recuse
is that reuse is while recuse is .reuse
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Alternative forms
* re-useNoun
(en noun)Verb
(reus)- The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.
Derived terms
* reuserAnagrams
* ----recuse
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Verb
(recus)- The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest.
- The judge recused from the case, citing a possible conflict of interest.