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Citation vs Attribution - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between citation and attribution

is that citation is an official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice while attribution is the act of attributing something.

citation

English

(wikipedia citation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
  • The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.
  • An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
  • The passage or words quoted; quotation.
  • Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
  • A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
  • A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

    • Synonyms

    * (passage of words) quotation * (passage of words) quote

    Related terms

    * cite * attestation

    attribution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of attributing something.
  • An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
    • The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.