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Tagging vs Lagging - What's the difference?

tagging | lagging |

As verbs the difference between tagging and lagging

is that tagging is present participle of lang=en while lagging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between tagging and lagging

is that tagging is the act by which something is tagged while lagging is the covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

As an adjective lagging is

falling behind, not keeping up the pace.

tagging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is tagged.
  • * 2012 , Roger J. R. Levesque, Encyclopedia of Adolescence
    • Taggings account for the vast majority of graffiti.

    lagging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • falling behind, not keeping up the pace
  • Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
  • *

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "lagging")

    Coordinate terms

    * (occurring after) leading, concurrent

    Derived terms

    * lagging indicator

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection
  • The material so used

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Related terms

    * laggard