Piggyback vs Secondary - What's the difference?
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On somebody's back or shoulders.
Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
(Internet) To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
(Internet) Utilizing last mile wiring (not wireless slang) rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP, last milers are obligated to sell to competitors in places like Canada.
to carry someone on the back or shoulders.
Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.
Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands.
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
(geology) Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rocks mass; also of characters of minerals (as secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other causes.
(zootomy) Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.
(medicine) Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever; or occurring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis.
Of less than primary importance.
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(of a color) Formed by mixing primary colors.
(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.
(finance) An act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation.
(American football, Canadian football) The defensive backs.
(electronics) An inductive coil or loop that is magnetically powered by a primary in a transformer or similar
One who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy.
* Shakespeare
(astronomy) A secondary circle.
(astronomy) A satellite.
(Webster 1913)
As adjectives the difference between piggyback and secondary
is that piggyback is on somebody's back or shoulders while secondary is succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.As an adverb piggyback
is on somebody's back or shoulders.As a verb piggyback
is to attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.As a noun secondary is
.piggyback
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a piggyback ride
- Until this time the railroads had favored piggyback services (...)'' (''John H. Mahoney'', ''Intermodal Freight Transportation , 1985)
Verb
(en verb)- They tried to piggyback that proposal on the rivers and harbors bill.
- The popular host can’t claim credit for the trade, though. The idea wasn’t his. He piggybacked off another successful investor who had a history of picking winners.
References
*NY Times, article on wireless piggybacking
secondary
English
(wikipedia secondary)Adjective
(en adjective)- Yellow is a secondary light color, though a primary CMYK color.
Coordinate terms
(terms coordinate to secondary) * primary (1) * tertiary (3) * quaternary (4) * quinary (5) * senary (6) * septenary (7) * octonary (8) * nonary (9) * denary (10) * duodenary (12) * vigenary (20)Noun
(secondaries)- the secondary , or undersheriff, of the city of London
- Old Escalus is thy secondary .