What is the difference between content compression and browser caching?

Content compression and browser caching are both performance-enhancing techniques, but they serve different purposes. Content compression reduces the size of files transmitted from the server to the user’s browser, making the loading process faster. Browser caching, on the other hand, stores copies of static files (like images, CSS, and JavaScript) in the user's local storage. This allows the browser to retrieve files from the cache rather than requesting them from the server on each visit, reducing load time for repeat visits.