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Siting vs Siding - What's the difference?

siting | siding |

As verbs the difference between siting and siding

is that siting is while siding is .

As nouns the difference between siting and siding

is that siting is the act of finding a site for something while siding is (label) a building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building or siding can be (rail transport) a second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction).

siting

English

Verb

(head)
  • * 1997, Christine M. Koontz, Library Facility Siting and Location Handbook ,
    • Library and information school curricula must include training and introduction to siting and location issues for a new generation of library and information professionals.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of finding a site for something.
  • * 2010 , Edward J. Walsh, Rex Warland, Don't Burn it Here: Grassroots Challenges to Trash Incinerators
    • Focusing upon three northeastern states — New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania — which were among the nation's leaders in both attempted and successful sitings of such facilities, we considered dozens of relevant controversies

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    siding

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
    • Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding .
    Synonyms
    * cladding (UK)

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
    • Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.

    Etymology 3

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction).
  • * 1919 ,
    • They slept where they could, sometimes in an empty truck on a siding near the station, sometimes in a cart behind a warehouse; [...]

    Synonyms

    (railroad side track) railroad siding, sidetrack, lay-by (UK)