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Interchangeable vs Replaceable - What's the difference?

interchangeable | replaceable |

As adjectives the difference between interchangeable and replaceable

is that interchangeable is freely substitutable. May be swapped at will while replaceable is capable of being replaced.

interchangeable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Freely substitutable. May be swapped at will.
    • Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that each part had to be made custom.
  • * 2014 , Ian Jack, " Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian , 16 September 2014:
    • The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable , as if Britain was just a bigger England.

    Derived terms

    * interchangeably

    replaceable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being replaced.

    • Antonyms

    * irreplaceable

    Derived terms

    * replaceability