different between forgiving vs forgetting

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forgiving (comparative more forgiving, superlative most forgiving)

Inclined to forgive.
I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.
(computing) User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.
- 2010, Roger S. Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach (page 336)
  A good WebApp interface is understandable and forgiving, providing the user with a sense of control. […] Work is carefully and continuously saved, with full option for the user to undo any activity at any time.

forgiving

forgiving (plural forgivings)

forgetting

forgetting (plural forgettings)

The mental act by which something is forgotten.
- 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
  Jelliffe […] asks again and again […] how it was possible for an illness which had been described unmistakably innumerable times to be 'forgotten' anew by each generation. Such forgettings are as dangerous as they are mysterious, for they give us an unwarranted sense of security.

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