Question

How is freezing different from hiding a column ?

Answer 1

Freezing:It keeps coloumn stable at one place...
Hiding:It practically hides the coloumn...

Answer 2

Freezing a field means, on a database, the user can freeze one or more columns so that they are visible all the time on the screen.

On the other hand, hiding a field means the user can hide one or more columns so that they do not remain visible always on the screen.