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Holistic vs Monolithic - What's the difference?

holistic | monolithic |

As adjectives the difference between holistic and monolithic

is that holistic is related to holism while monolithic is of or resembling a monolith.

holistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • related to holism
  • Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.

    • Antonyms

    * atomistic

    monolithic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or resembling a monolith.
  • Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.
  • (computing, said of an operating system's kernel) consisting of a single program using a single memory-addressing space

    • Antonyms

    * (computing) modular

    Derived terms

    * (monolithic kernel)

    Related terms

    * monolith noun