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Lazy Load VS infinite scrolling

I thought Lazy Loading and infinite scrolling are same things, But today I heard that these are two different things. Is that true?

Solution

  • Lazy loading refers to deferring the loading of any kind of content until it becomes necessary. For example, on a lengthy page, images that are not currently visible do not need to be loaded. They are fetched from the server only when the user scrolls the page over or near them.

    Infinite scrolling refers to the loading of new content when the end of the page is reached, creating the effect of an infinitely long page (mostly to avoid tedious paging).

    So yes, they are different but related.