Yes,both can performed in columns.

Yes they are the same

The general Principle involved in tlc is similar to that of column chromatography i.e. adsorption chromatography. In the adsorption process, the solute competes with the solvent for the surface sites of the adsorbent. Depending on the distribution coefficients, the compounds are distributed on the surface of the adsorbent.

Liquid absorption is just the synonym of absorbing water, hence the ABSORPtion.

The partition chromatography involves separation between liquids while adsoption chromatography involves solid and liquid separations. Answer: Partition Chromatography is a liquid liquid extraction which involves two solvents while adsorption chromatography is a liquid solid extraction which involves a solid stationary phase & a liquid mobile phase.