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Slating vs Plating - What's the difference?

slating | plating |

As verbs the difference between slating and plating

is that slating is while plating is .

As nouns the difference between slating and plating

is that slating is slates collectively while plating is (philately) an act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.

slating

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Slates collectively.
  • Material for slating.
  • (informal) A harsh criticism.
    • His new book got a real slating .

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    plating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philately) An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
  • A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
  • A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.