Is Resignation the Same as Quitting?

For all purposes quit and resign are the same thing, they both indicate that an employee left their job out of their own free will. Quit is just an informal way of saying resign.

Does resign mean quit?

To resign is to quit or retire from a position. You can also resign yourself to something inevitable, like death — meaning you just accept that it's going to happen. When people resign, they're leaving something, like a job or political office. Congressmen resign after a scandal.

Is resigning a job the same as quitting?

Resignation means the employee has decided to sever the employment. We usually call this quitting. Termination means the employer has decided to sever the employment. We call this being fired, terminated or laid off.