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Inspection vs Supervision - What's the difference?

inspection | supervision |

As nouns the difference between inspection and supervision

is that inspection is act of examining something, often closely while supervision is the act or instance of supervising.

inspection

English

Alternative forms

* enspection * (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of examining something, often closely.
  • Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
  • Organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
  • The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

    Synonyms

    * examination * scrutiny

    Anagrams

    * ----

    supervision

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or instance of supervising.
  • Under his parents supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.
  • Responsible oversight.
  • Do not attempt this without adequate supervision .