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Countdown vs Timer - What's the difference?

countdown | timer |

As nouns the difference between countdown and timer

is that countdown is a countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event while timer is someone or something which times.

countdown

English

(wikipedia countdown)

Alternative forms

* count down * count-down

Noun

(en noun)
  • A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle
  • The acts of preparation carried out during this period
  • (slang) A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (nonstandard) To count down

    • timer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something which times.
  • A device used to measure amounts of time.
  • Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

    • Derived terms

    * egg timer, egg-timer

    See also

    * programmable

    Anagrams

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