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Navigate vs Delegate - What's the difference?

navigate | delegate |

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between navigate and delegate

is that navigate is (computing) to move from page to page on the internet or within a program by clicking on hyperlinks while delegate is (computing) a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer.

As verbs the difference between navigate and delegate

is that navigate is to plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course while delegate is to authorize someone to be a delegate.

As a noun delegate is

a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

navigate

English

Verb

  • To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course.
  • He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr.
  • To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
  • We navigated to France in the dinghy.
  • (computing) To move from page to page on the internet or within a program by clicking on hyperlinks.
  • It was difficult to navigate back to the home page.

    Derived terms

    * navigation * navigator * navigable

    delegate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy
  • a representative at a conference, etc.
  • (US) an appointed representative in some legislative bodies
  • (computing) a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (delegat)
  • to authorize someone to be a delegate
  • to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate
  • (computing, Internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours