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Explorer vs Pathfinder - What's the difference?

explorer | pathfinder |

As nouns the difference between explorer and pathfinder

is that explorer is one who explores something while pathfinder is one who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.

explorer

English

(wikipedia explorer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who explores something
  • A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
  • Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
  • (computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
  • * 2007 , Mark Minasi, John Paul Mueller, Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise
    • For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.

    Related terms

    * exploration * explorative * exploratory

    See also

    * ranger * scout ----

    pathfinder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
  • * J. Burroughs
    • The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.
  • One who first does something, a pioneer.

    • See also

    * pathmaker

    Derived terms

    * pathfinder prospectus