Proactive vs Preemption - What's the difference?
proactive | preemption |
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
* The Word Detective, The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
The purchase of public land by the occupant.
(computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
(law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
As an adjective proactive
is acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty.As a noun preemption is
preemption.proactive
English
(wikipedia proactive)Adjective
(en adjective)- We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.
Usage notes
Some consider proactive to be a buzzword, and it is associated with business-speak.The good grammar guide, by Richard Palmer, 2003,p. 157Depending on use, alternatives include active, or “show initiative” instead of “be proactive ”.
Synonyms
* anticipatory * forward-lookingAntonyms
* reactiveDerived terms
* proactively * proactivity * proactivenessReferences
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