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Cafeteria vs Automat - What's the difference?

cafeteria | automat |

As nouns the difference between cafeteria and automat

is that cafeteria is a restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat while automat is a vending machine for food.

cafeteria

English

Noun

(wikipedia cafeteria) (en noun)
  • A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat
  • A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above) or brought in from elsewhere

    • Related terms

    * caf * , cafe

    Synonyms

    * lunchroom * (dining area in an institution) canteen

    automat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia automat)
  • A vending machine for food.
  • A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.

    • Alternative forms

    * Automat

    Related terms

    * automatic * automation * automatization * automaton ----