The difference between Availability and Opening

When used as nouns, availability means the quality of being available, whereas opening means an act or instance of making or becoming open.

check bellow for the other definitions of Availability and Opening

  1. Availability as a noun (chiefly, uncountable):

    The quality of being available.

    Examples:

    "What is your availability this week?"

  2. Availability as a noun (countable):

    That which is available.

    Examples:

    "We have several availabilities."

  1. Opening as a verb:

  1. Opening as a noun:

    An act or instance of making or becoming open.

    Examples:

    "The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name."

    "He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents."

  2. Opening as a noun:

    Something that is open.

    Examples:

    "A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks."

    "He slipped through an opening in the crowd."

  3. Opening as a noun:

    An act or instance of beginning.

    Examples:

    "There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately."

    "Their opening of the concert with ''Brass in Pocket'' always fires up the crowd."

  4. Opening as a noun (chess):

    Something that is a beginning. The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe. The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening. The first few measures of a musical composition. The first few moves in a game of chess.

    Examples:

    "They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread."

    "John spends two hours a day studying openings, and another two hours studying [[endgame]]s."

  5. Opening as a noun:

    A vacant position, especially in an array. A time available in a schedule. An unoccupied employment position.

    Examples:

    "Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?"

    "If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock."

    "The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM."

    "We have an opening in our marketing department."

  6. Opening as a noun:

    An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.

  7. Opening as a noun (math):

    In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.

  1. Opening as an adjective (cricket):

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