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Inceptor vs Interceptor - What's the difference?

inceptor | interceptor |

As nouns the difference between inceptor and interceptor

is that inceptor is a beginner; one in the rudiments while interceptor is anything that intercepts something else.

inceptor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A beginner; one in the rudiments.
  • (Johnson)
  • (UK) One who is on the point of taking a Master of Arts degree at an English university.
  • (Walton)
    (Webster 1913)

    interceptor

    English

    Noun

    (interceptor aircraft) (en noun)
  • Anything that intercepts something else.
  • A fast, maneuverable fighter aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
  • A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
  • (architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter (such as oil, grease, gasoline, sand, and sediment) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
  • (computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.