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Linkage vs Articulation - What's the difference?

linkage | articulation |

As nouns the difference between linkage and articulation

is that linkage is a mechanical device that connects things while articulation is a joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.

linkage

English

Noun

(en noun) (Genetic linkage)
  • A mechanical device that connects things.
  • :A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear.
  • A connection or relation between things or ideas.
  • (genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
  • (linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.

    • Synonyms

    *(mechanical device that connects things ): *(connection or relation between things or ideas ): association, bond, connection, link, relationship *(in genetics ): *(in linguistics ):

    Derived terms

    * linkage map

    Anagrams

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    articulation

    English

    (wikipedia articulation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable, or, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
    • The articulation allowed the robot to move around corners.
  • (countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
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  • (uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.''
    • His volume is reasonable, but his articulation could use work.
  • (music, uncountable) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).
    • The articulation in this piece is tricky because it alternates between legato and staccato.
  • (accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
  • * 1991 , Stephen P. Taylor, “From Moneyflows Accounts to Flow-of-Funds Accounts”, printed in John C. Dawson (editor), Flow-of-Funds Analysis: A Handbook for Practitioners , M.E. Sharpe (1996), ISBN 978-1-56324-645-6, page 103:
    • At the time the outstanding distinction that could be seen between Copeland-Fed on the one hand and Goldsmith-Friend on the other was that the flow-of-funds system explicitly included nonfinancial transactions in the statistical structure in direct articulation with financial flows and stocks.
  • * 2005 , David T. Collins, “Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues”, Chapter 6 of Robert L. Brown and Alan S. Gutterman (editors), Emerging Companies Guide: A Resource for Professionals and Entrepreneurs , American Bar Association, ISBN 978-1-59031-466-1, page 169:
    • Particular income statement accounts (revenues and expenses) are linked to particular balance sheet accounts (assets and liabilities); that is, there is articulation between the income statement and the balance sheet.
  • * 2005 , Roger L. Burritt, “Challenges for Environmental Management Accounting”, Chapter 2 of Pall M. Rikhardsson et al. (editors), Implementing Environmental Management Accounting: Status and Challenges , Springer, ISBN 978-1-4020-3371-1, page 28:
    • The emphasis on articulated information about environmental liabilities in the management accounts is not stressed. Articulation between stock and flow information in physical environment terms receives less attention.

    Derived terms

    * hyperarticulation * inarticulation * interarticulation * overarticulation * underarticulation

    Related terms

    * articulate * articulatory