Detective vs Explorer - What's the difference?
detective | explorer |
(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=7 A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
One who explores something
A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
(computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
* 2007 , Mark Minasi, John Paul Mueller, Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise
As nouns the difference between detective and explorer
is that detective is detective (police officer who looks for evidence) while explorer is one who explores something.detective
English
(wikipedia detective)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdropping was not a thing Larard would have practised from choice, but there were times when, in the public interest, he had to do it, and this was one of them.}}
Synonyms
* (law enforcement) DT (abbreviation), Det (abbreviation) * (person employed to find information) private detective, private investigator * (person employed to find information) dick , private dick :(slang)Derived terms
* (sense) detective constable (DC) * (sense) detective sergeant (DS) * (sense) detective inspector (DI) * (sense) detective chief inspector (DCI) * detective story * (sense) detective superintendent () * (sense) detective chief superintendent (DCS) * house detective * private detective * woman detective constable (WDC)explorer
English
(wikipedia explorer)Noun
(en noun)- For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.