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Job vs. Profession: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
A job is a specific task or role, typically for pay, while a profession is a career field requiring specialized training and qualifications.
Job vs. Profession

Key Differences

A job is a specific position or role that a person fills within an organization, typically to earn money. A profession, on the other hand, refers to a field of work that usually requires specialized education, training, and a formal qualification.
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Jobs may require varying levels of skill and training, and some may not require formal education. Professions typically require a higher level of education, often including degrees, certifications, and continuous professional development.
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A job can be seen as a short-term position or something one does simply to earn a living. A profession is often a long-term career path and forms a significant part of one's identity.
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Many professions are regulated by professional bodies that set standards, ethics, and ongoing learning requirements. Jobs, in contrast, are generally not regulated in this way and have more flexibility in terms of standards and practices.
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In a job, advancement might be limited to promotions or raises within a specific role or company. In a profession, advancement includes not only promotions but also growth in expertise, reputation, and contributions to the field.
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Comparison Chart

Definition

A specific role or task, often for pay.
A career field requiring specialized training and qualifications.
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Requirement

Varies, often specific to the role.
Typically requires formal education and training.
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Duration and Commitment

Can be short-term or long-term.
Often a long-term career choice.
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Regulation

Generally not regulated by professional bodies.
Often regulated, with standards and ethics overseen by professional bodies.
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Identity and Growth

Seen as a means to earn a living.
Forms a significant part of personal identity and includes professional growth.
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Job and Profession Definitions

Job

A paid position of regular employment.
She just got a new job at a marketing firm.
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Profession

An occupation requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation.
Medicine is a highly respected profession.
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Job

A task or piece of work, especially one that is paid.
His job was to repair the car.
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Profession

A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and formal qualification.
She pursued a profession in law after graduating.
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Job

A responsibility or duty.
It's my job to ensure the project is completed on time.
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Profession

A body of people engaged in a particular occupation.
The profession of architecture has evolved greatly over the years.
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Job

A role requiring a particular set of skills or labor.
She's looking for a job in graphic design.
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Profession

An occupation with high status, typically requiring formal qualifications.
His ambition was to join the legal profession.
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Job

A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession
Her job is doing drug research.
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Profession

An occupation or career
"One of the highest compliments a child can pay a parent is to choose his or her profession" (Joan Nathan).
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Job

A position of employment
How many jobs are open at the factory?.
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Profession

An occupation, such as law, medicine, or engineering, that requires considerable training and specialized study.
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Job

A task that must be done
Let's finish this job before we start another.
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Profession

The body of qualified persons in an occupation or field
Members of the teaching profession.
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Job

A specified duty or responsibility
Your job is to watch the kids while we're away.
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Profession

An act or instance of professing; a declaration.
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(Informal) A difficult or strenuous task
It's a real job getting people to help out at these events.
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Profession

An avowal of faith or belief.
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Job

A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee
An expensive repair job.
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Profession

A faith or belief
Believers of various professions.
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Job

The object to be worked on
Those overgrown shrubs are a big job.
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Profession

Declaration of faith.
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Job

Something resulting from or produced by work
I like the job they did on those shrubs.
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Profession

(religion) A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
She died only a few years after her profession.
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An operation done to improve one's appearance, or the result of such an operation. Often used in combination
A face job.
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Profession

The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
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(Computers) A program application that may consist of several steps but is performed as a single logical unit.
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Profession

Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended.
Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
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Job

(Informal) A state of affairs
Their marriage was a bad job from the start. It's a good job that we left early to avoid the traffic.
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Profession

Professional occupation.
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Job

(Informal) A criminal act, especially a robbery
A bank job.
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Profession

An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
My father was a barrister by profession.
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Job

(Informal) An example of a specified type, especially of something made or constructed. Often used in combination
A new building that is just another glass and steel job.
A cowboy hat that is one of those ten-gallon jobs.
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Profession

(collective) The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
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Job

A jab.
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Profession

The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith.
A solemn vow, promise, and profession.
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Job

See Table at Bible.
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Profession

That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere.
The Indians quickly perceive the coincidence or the contradiction between professions and conduct.
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Job

To work at odd jobs.
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Profession

That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry.
Hi tried five or six professions in turn.
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Job

To work by the piece.
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Profession

The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him.
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Job

To act as a jobber.
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Profession

The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.
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Job

To purchase (merchandise) from manufacturers and sell it to retailers.
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Profession

The body of people in a learned occupation;
The news spread rapidly through the medical community
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Job

To arrange for (contracted work) to be done in portions by others; subcontract.
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Profession

An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
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Job

To transact (official business) dishonestly for private profit.
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Profession

An open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion;
A profession of disagreement
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Job

To jab or make a jab.
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Profession

Affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith;
A profession of Christianity
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Job

A task.
I've got a job for you - could you wash the dishes?
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Profession

A vocation or career, especially one that involves significant skill, knowledge, or training.
Teaching is a profession that requires both skill and passion.
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Job

An economic role for which a person is paid.
That surgeon has a great job.
He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January.
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(in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.
He had had a nose job.
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(in noun compounds) A sex act.
Hand job
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(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
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A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
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A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
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Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
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(colloquial) A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
Pass me that little job with the screw thread on it.
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The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
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(intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
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(intransitive) To work as a jobber.
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Job

To take the loss.
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To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
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To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.
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(intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
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Job

To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
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To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
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To hire or let in periods of service.
To job a carriage
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A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
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A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars.
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A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
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Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
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A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.
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A task, or the execution of a task; as, Michelangelo did a great job on the David statue.
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A task or coordinated set of tasks for a multitasking computer, submitted for processing as a single unit, usually for execution in background. See job control language.
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The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man.
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To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
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To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
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To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.
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To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.
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To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.
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To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
Authors of all work, to job for the season.
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To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
And judges job, and bishops bite the town.
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To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
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The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;
He's not in my line of business
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A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee;
Estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
The job of repairing the engine took several hours
The endless task of classifying the samples
The farmer's morning chores
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The performance of a piece of work;
She did an outstanding job as Ophelia
He gave it up as a bad job
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The responsibility to do something;
It is their job to print the truth
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A workplace; as in the expression
On the job
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An object worked on; a result produced by working;
He held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right
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A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved;
She and her husband are having problems
It is always a job to contact him
Urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog
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A damaging piece of work;
Dry rot did the job of destroying the barn
The barber did a real job on my hair
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A crime (especially a robbery);
The gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis
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A Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
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Any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
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(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
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A book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
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Profit privately from public office and official business
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Arranged for contracted work to be done by others
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Work occasionally;
As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks
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Invest at a risk;
I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating
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A specific activity done as part of one's occupation.
Writing reports is an important part of his job.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

Can a job lead to a profession?

Yes, through gaining experience and qualifications.
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What defines a job?

A specific role or position, often with a focus on earning income.
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How do professional bodies influence professions?

They set standards, ethics, and continuing education requirements.
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What is essential for a profession?

Specialized training, education, and often formal qualifications.
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Is formal education always required for a profession?

Typically, yes, although some professions also value experience.
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What distinguishes a profession from a job in terms of commitment?

A profession typically involves a long-term commitment and personal identity.
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Are all jobs part of a profession?

No, many jobs don't require the specialized training characteristic of professions.
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Can a profession include various types of jobs?

Yes, a profession can encompass a range of specialized roles.
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Can a job become a profession?

Yes, if it evolves into a long-term career with required expertise and training.
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Are jobs more flexible than professions?

Generally, yes, as they are less regulated and can vary widely.
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How does job advancement differ from professional growth?

Job advancement is often within a company, while professional growth encompasses broader skill and reputation development.
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Can one switch professions easily?

It can be challenging due to the specific qualifications and training required.
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How does one enter a profession?

Through education, training, and often certification or licensure.
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How does one progress in a profession?

Through continuous learning, skill development, and professional contributions.
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Is experience valued more in a job or a profession?

In professions, both education and experience are highly valued.
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What role does a profession play in society?

Professions contribute specialized skills and knowledge to society.
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Is a profession always linked to higher education?

Generally, yes, though some professions also emphasize practical experience.
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What is the significance of a profession in one’s life?

It often defines one's career path and personal identity.
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Can a job exist outside a profession?

Yes, many jobs don't fall under the umbrella of a formal profession.
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Are job opportunities more varied than professional ones?

Yes, due to the wide range of skills and tasks that jobs can encompass.
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Hydroscopic is a common misnomer, often incorrectly used in place of hygroscopic. Hygroscopic refers to substances that absorb moisture from the air.
Inox vs. Stainless SteelInox vs. Stainless Steel
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Inox is a synonym for stainless steel, used mainly in Europe, while stainless steel is a corrosion-resistant alloy containing chromium.
Tatkal vs. Premium TatkalTatkal vs. Premium Tatkal
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Tatkal is a scheme for last-minute train bookings in India with fixed quotas and prices, while Premium Tatkal offers dynamic pricing and fewer quotas for urgent travel.
Chinese vs. VietnameseChinese vs. Vietnamese
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February 23, 2024
Chinese and Vietnamese are distinct languages from East Asia and Southeast Asia, respectively, each with unique cultural and linguistic characteristics.
Positivism vs. Post-PositivismPositivism vs. Post-Positivism
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Positivism emphasizes observable, empirical evidence and the scientific method, while post-positivism recognizes the limitations of pure objectivity and incorporates subjective perspectives.
Conventional Encryption vs. Public Key EncryptionConventional Encryption vs. Public Key Encryption
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February 26, 2024
Conventional encryption, also known as symmetric encryption, uses a single key for both encryption and decryption, while public key encryption, or asymmetric encryption, uses a pair of keys – a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption.
PPM vs. PPMVPPM vs. PPMV
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February 10, 2024
PPM (parts per million) measures the concentration of one substance within a million parts of another. PPMV (parts per million by volume) expresses gas concentration as volume per million volumes of air.
Login vs. LogonLogin vs. Logon
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December 25, 2023
"Login" and "Logon" are often used interchangeably to describe the process of gaining access to a computer system, but "login" can also refer to the credentials used for access.
Anglo Celtic vs. Anglo SaxonAnglo Celtic vs. Anglo Saxon
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February 14, 2024
Anglo Celtic refers to cultures and peoples of British Isles origin with Celtic influences, while Anglo Saxon pertains to Germanic tribes who settled in England.
Gorilla Glass 3 vs. Gorilla Glass 5Gorilla Glass 3 vs. Gorilla Glass 5
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January 1, 2024
Gorilla Glass 3 offers improved scratch resistance and durability compared to its predecessors, while Gorilla Glass 5 focuses on enhanced drop protection and toughness.
Gorilla Glass vs. Panda GlassGorilla Glass vs. Panda Glass
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January 5, 2024
Gorilla Glass is a highly durable, scratch-resistant glass used in electronic devices, while Panda Glass is a similar protective glass known for its high transparency and toughness.
Federal Prison vs. State PrisonFederal Prison vs. State Prison
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December 25, 2023
Federal prisons house inmates convicted of federal crimes, while state prisons hold those guilty of state-level offenses.
GHz vs. MHzGHz vs. MHz
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February 12, 2024
GHz (Gigahertz) and MHz (Megahertz) are units of frequency; 1 GHz equals 1,000 MHz.

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