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Planning vs Layout - What's the difference?

planning | layout |

As nouns the difference between planning and layout

is that planning is (uncountable) action of the verb to plan while layout is a structured arrangement of items within certain s.

As a verb planning

is .

planning

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) action of the verb to plan
  • the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans
  • the act of making contingency plans
  • (informal, British) planning permission
    • My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning .

    Usage notes

    Planning is a context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'. Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

    Derived terms

    * family planning * life planning * macroplanning * microplanning * planning permission * vacation planning

    External links

    * (wikipedia "planning")

    layout

    English

    (wikipedia layout)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A structured arrangement of items within certain s.
  • A plan for such arrangement.
  • The act of laying out something.
  • (publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
  • (engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
  • (electronics) A specification of an integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement the schematic in silicon.

    • Related terms

    * lay out

    See also

    * keyboard layout *

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