Piling vs. Stacking — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Piling and Stacking
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Definitions
Piling➦
See pile2.
Stacking➦
An orderly pile, especially one arranged in layers
A stack of newspapers.
Piling➦
The act of driving piles.
Stacking➦
A large, usually conical pile of straw or fodder arranged for outdoor storage.
Piling➦
Piles considered as a group.
Stacking➦
(Computers) A section of memory and its associated registers used for temporary storage of information in which the item most recently stored is the first to be retrieved.
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Piling➦
A structure composed of piles.
Stacking➦
A group of three rifles supporting each other, butt downward and forming a cone.
Piling➦
A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
Stacking➦
A chimney or flue.
Piling➦
The act of heaping up.
Stacking➦
A group of chimneys arranged together.
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Piling➦
(ironworking) The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc.
Stacking➦
A vertical exhaust pipe, as on a ship or locomotive.
Piling➦
Present participle of pile
Stacking➦
An extensive arrangement of bookshelves.
Piling➦
The act of heaping up.
Stacking➦
The area of a library in which most of the books are shelved.
Piling➦
The process of building up, heating, and working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.
Stacking➦
A stackup.
Piling➦
A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the piling of a bridge.
Stacking➦
An English measure of coal or cut wood, equal to 108 cubic feet (3.06 cubic meters).
Piling➦
A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Stacking➦
(Informal) A large quantity
A stack of work to do.
Stacking➦
To arrange in a stack; pile.
Stacking➦
To load or cover with stacks or piles
Stacked the dishwasher.
Stacking➦
(Games) To prearrange the order of (a deck of cards) so as to increase the chance of winning.
Stacking➦
To prearrange or fix unfairly so as to favor a particular outcome
Tried to stack the jury.
Stacking➦
To direct (aircraft) to circle at different altitudes while waiting to land.
Stacking➦
To form a stack
Make sure the boxes stack neatly against the wall.
Stacking➦
The act by which something is stacked.
The number of possible stackings of eight boxes
Stacking➦
(uncountable) Sport stacking.
Stacking➦
A stacked arrangement of often aromatic molecules, adopted due to interatomic interactions.
Stacking➦
Making claims for a single incident on multiple insurance policies.
Stacking➦
(photography) An image processing technique to reduce noise or add special effects.
Stacking➦
(television) A technique for keeping a captive audience by grouping together programs with similar appeal.
Stacking➦
Present participle of stack
