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Speed and Velocity are two words that mean the same.

You may mean, "Can Velocity be 0 but acceleration not 0".

Yes, this occurs when a moving object is changing direction (say from moving forwards to moving backwards) or is just about to move or, at that very instant has just come to a halt.

In all these cases, speed /velocity is zero but the body is accelerating.

Don't forget, the word acceleration is also used when an object is decelerating (slowing down).

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