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Label vs Capture - What's the difference?

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In computing terms the difference between label and capture

is that label is a named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct while capture is a particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

As nouns the difference between label and capture

is that label is a small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached while capture is an act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

As verbs the difference between label and capture

is that label is to put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something) while capture is to take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

label

English

Alternative forms

* labell (non-standard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
    • We laughed at her because the label was still on her new sweater.
    The label says this silk scarf should not be washed in the washing machine.
    Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.
  • A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
    • Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
  • A company that sells records.
    • The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.
  • (computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.
    • Storage devices can be given by label or ID.
  • (computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.
  • (heraldiccharge) A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.
  • (obsolete) A tassel.
    • (Huloet)
    (Fuller)
  • A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.
  • A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.
    • (Knight)
  • (architecture) The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.
  • In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.
    • (Fairholt)

    Synonyms

    * (small ticket) sign, tag, ticket * (name given to something or someone) category, pigeonhole * (heraldry) lambel

    Derived terms

    * designer label

    Verb

  • To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
    • The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.
  • To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
    • He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.

    Synonyms

    * (put a ticket or sign on) tag, price * (give a label to in order to categorise) categorise, compartmentalise, pigeonhole

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    Anagrams

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    capture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
  • * Blackstone
    • even with regard to captures made at sea
  • The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
    • the capture of a lover's heart
  • Something that has been captured; a captive.
  • (computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

    • Verb

  • To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
    • to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
  • * 2014 , Ian Black, " Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian , 27 November 2014:
    • Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.
  • To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
    • She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
    She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
  • To reproduce convincingly.
    • His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
    In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
  • To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
    • My pawn was captured .
    He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
  • * 1954 , Fred Reinfeld, How to Be a Winner at Chess , page 63, Hanover House (Garden City, NY)
    • How deeply ingrained capturing is in the mind of a chess master can be seen from this story.

    Derived terms

    * screen capture * capture the flag

    Related terms

    * captivate * captive * captivity * caption

    See also

    * take * arrest * apprehend * take over * snapshot

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