Delegate vs Deputize - What's the difference?
delegate | deputize |
a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy
a representative at a conference, etc.
(US) an appointed representative in some legislative bodies
(computing) a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer
to authorize someone to be a delegate
to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate
(computing, Internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours
To make (someone) a deputy; to officially empower.
To make or name as a substitute.
As verbs the difference between delegate and deputize
is that delegate is to authorize someone to be a delegate while deputize is to make (someone) a deputy; to officially empower.As a noun delegate
is a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.delegate
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* See alsoVerb
(delegat)deputize
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* (UK) deputiseVerb
(deputiz)- I deputize you to act for me while I'm away.