Corrective vs Correctional - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between corrective and correctional

is that corrective is of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct while correctional is of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.

is something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability.

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Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct

As the currents were changing rapidly, the captain had to make many corrective course changes .

Qualifying; limiting.

* Holdsworth

The Psalmist interposeth this corrective particle.

(en noun)

Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability

alkalies are correctives of acids

penalties are correctives of immoral conduct

(obsolete) limitation; restriction

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(en adjective)

Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.

(chiefly, US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.

correctional''' officer'', '''''correctional''' policy'', '''''correctional services .

* correctional facility * correctional institution