Edge vs. Border — What's the Difference?

The outermost boundary of an object or surface.

The boundary between two countries or regions.

To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

A decorative design or strip around the edge of something.

A quality of sharpness or keenness.

To approach or come close to being something.

A point where something begins or ends.

Borders are geographic boundaries, imposed either by geographic features such as oceans, or by arbitrary groupings of political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Borders are established through warfare, colonization, or simple symbiotic agreements between the political entities that reside in those areas; the creation of these agreements is called boundary delimitation.

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface

A part that forms the outer edge of something.

The sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon

A decorative strip around the edge of something, such as fabric.

A quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals

A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.

Provide with a border or edge

The line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary.

Move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction

To lie along or adjacent to the border of

Give an intense or sharp quality to

To put a border on.

Strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat; strike a ball delivered by (the bowler) with the edge of the bat

To lie adjacent to another

Ski with one's weight on the edges of one's skis

To be almost like another in character

A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.

The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.

The outer edge of something.

A penetrating, incisive quality

A decorative strip around the edge of something.

A slight but noticeable sharpness, harshness, or discomforting quality

A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

Keenness, as of desire or enjoyment; zest

Border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.

The line or area farthest away from the middle

(computing) A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.

The line of intersection of two surfaces

(transitive) To put a border on something.

A rim or brink

(transitive) To form a border around; to bound.

The point at which something is likely to begin

(transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.

A margin of superiority; an advantage

(intransitive) To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).

To give an edge to (a blade); sharpen.

(intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

To tilt (a ski or both skis) in such a way that an edge or both edges bite into the snow.

The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.

To put a border or edge on

A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district.

To act as or be an edge of

A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish.

To advance or push slightly or gradually

A narrow flower bed.

To trim or shape the edge of

To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; - with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.

To surpass or beat by a small margin. Often used with out

To approach; to come near to; to verge.

To move gradually or hesitantly

To make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden.

The boundary line of a surface.

To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; as, the region borders a forest, or is bordered on the north by a forest.

(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

To confine within bounds; to limit.

An advantage.

A line that indicates a boundary

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.

The boundary of a surface

Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)

A strip forming the outer edge of something;

(cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.

Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle;

(graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.

Form the boundary of; be contiguous to

A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.

Enclose in or as if in a frame;

The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.

Provide with a border or edge;

(transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary;

(intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

A line or band that encircles or bounds an area.

(usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.

To be situated along the side of something.

To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.

(transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.

(transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.

To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

(figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe.

Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.

Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.

To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.

To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.

To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.

To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.

To sail close to the wind.

The boundary of a surface

A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object;

A line determining the limits of an area

The attribute of urgency;

A slight competitive advantage;

A strip near the boundary of an object;

Advance slowly, as if by inches;

Provide with a border or edge;

Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary;

Provide with an edge;

A slight advantage or superiority.

Yes, e.g., "Having experience gave her an edge."

They can be, depending on context, but often "edge" refers to an outer boundary, while "border" denotes a delineating line.

Not necessarily, it can be implicit or intangible, like geopolitical borders.

No, it can also be decorative or represent edges of objects.

Yes, it means moving slowly or cautiously towards it.

Borders can be decorative designs or strips around objects.

An "edge" can refer to the sharpness of a blade or keenness in quality.

Not necessarily. While every edge can be seen as a type of border, not every border is merely an edge.

An edge is the utmost limit of a page, while a border can be a decorative design around content.

Yes, e.g., "The garden borders the forest."

Yes, it can represent a limit or boundary in a figurative sense.

No, it just represents an outermost boundary.

Yes, it means to closely resemble or approach that quality.

No, "having an edge" implies an advantage, while "being on the edge" suggests being anxious or at a limit.

Both have diverse applications, but "border" may have a slightly broader range because of its various contexts, from decoration to geopolitics.