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Journal vs Bulletin - What's the difference?

journal | bulletin | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between journal and bulletin

is that journal is a diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook while bulletin is a short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized.

As verbs the difference between journal and bulletin

is that journal is to archive or record something while bulletin is to announce something by means of such a report or publication.

As an adjective journal

is daily.

journal

English

Alternative forms

* journall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Daily.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.xi:
  • his faint steedes watred in Ocean deepe, / Whiles from their iournall labours they did rest [...].

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
  • A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
  • (engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.
  • (computing) A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.
  • Derived terms

    * e-journal * journalism * journalist * academic journal * item journal * transaction journal * before image journal * after image journal * shadow server journal * mirror server journal * scientific journal * scholarly journal

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To archive or record something.
  • To scrapbook.
  • ----

    bulletin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized
  • A short news report
  • A short printed publication, especially one produced by an organization
  • Derived terms

    * bulletin board

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To announce something by means of such a report or publication