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What is the difference between demonstration and showcase?

demonstration | showcase |

As nouns the difference between demonstration and showcase

is that demonstration is the act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something while showcase is a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.

As a verb showcase is

to display, demonstrate, show, or present.

demonstration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
  • An event at which something will be demonstrated.
    • I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.
  • A public display of group opinion.
  • A show of military force.
  • A mathematical proof.
  • * , s.v. Thomas Hobbes:
    • He read the proposition. So he reads the demonstration of it, which referred him back to such a proposition,; which proposition he read.

    Related terms

    * demonstrable * demonstrate * demonstrator * monster * remonstration

    showcase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
  • A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

    • Synonyms

    * (case for displaying) vitrine, display case * (setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect) flagship (especially of a store)

    Verb

    (showcas)
  • To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
  • :I think the demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.
  • * 2012 August 24, Yoram Hazony, “The God of Independent Minds”, The Wall Street Journal :
    • Today's debates over the place of religion in modern life often showcase the claim that belief in God stifles reason and science.