Plating vs. Coating

Platingnoun

(philately) An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.

Platingnoun

A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.

Platingnoun

A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.

Platingnoun

The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition.

Platingnoun

A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.

Platingnoun

A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel) plates.

Platingnoun

a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface

Platingnoun

the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)

Plating

Plating is a surface covering in which a metal is deposited on a conductive surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years; it is also critical for modern technology.

Coatingnoun

A thin outer layer.

Coatingnoun

(archaic) Cloth for making coats.

Coatingnoun

A telling-off; a reprimand.

Coatingnoun

A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.

Coatingnoun

Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.

Coatingnoun

a thin layer covering something;

Coatingnoun

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance);

Coatingnoun

a heavy fabric suitable for coats

Coatingnoun

the work of applying something;

Coating

A coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, usually referred to as the substrate. The purpose of applying the coating may be decorative, functional, or both.Paints and lacquers are coatings that mostly have dual uses of protecting the substrate and being decorative, although some artists paints are only for decoration, and the paint on large industrial pipes is presumably only for the function of preventing corrosion.