Internee vs Intern - What's the difference?
internee | intern | Derived terms |
To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
# To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.
(computing) To internalize.
To work as an intern. Usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, for the purpose of furthering a program of education.
A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field
A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training
Intern is a derived term of internee.
As nouns the difference between internee and intern
is that internee is one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined while intern is a person who is interned, forceably or voluntarily.As a verb intern is
to imprison somebody, usually without trial.As an adjective intern is
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* interne (archaic)Etymology 1
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(en verb)- The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
- The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.
- I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.