Overwatch vs Oversight - What's the difference?
overwatch | oversight |
To watch over.
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 11, author=Michael R. Gordon, title=Petraeus Sees Bigger Role in Protecting Iraqi Civilians, work=New York Times
, passage=At a further and undefined point in the future, the American force would shrink to about seven and later five brigades — all involved in overwatch missions. }}
An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
Supervision or management.
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As nouns the difference between overwatch and oversight
is that overwatch is (military) the supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving while oversight is an omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.As a verb overwatch
is to watch over.overwatch
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(en noun)Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.}}