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Wiping vs Rubbing - What's the difference?

wiping | rubbing |

As verbs the difference between wiping and rubbing

is that wiping is while rubbing is .

As nouns the difference between wiping and rubbing

is that wiping is the act by which something is wiped while rubbing is an impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.

wiping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is wiped.
    • multiple wipings of a computer's hard disk
  • Material wiped off something.
    • analysis of wipings taken from a suspect's hands

    rubbing

    English

    (wikipedia rubbing)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.

    • Verb

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