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Discontinued vs Stopped - What's the difference?

discontinued | stopped |

As adjectives the difference between discontinued and stopped

is that discontinued is permanently no longer available or in production while stopped is (of a vehicle) not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;.

As verbs the difference between discontinued and stopped

is that discontinued is (discontinue) while stopped is (stop).

discontinued

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Permanently no longer available or in production.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (discontinue)
    • This software line has been discontinued .

    stopped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stop)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;
    • We were stopped for more than three hours!
    ''They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
  • (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
    • A stopped clock is right twice a day.
  • (of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
  • (of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
  • (phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b'', ''d'', ''p'', and ''t .

    • Derived terms

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