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Replacement vs Changeover - What's the difference?

replacement | changeover |

As nouns the difference between replacement and changeover

is that replacement is a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute while changeover is a conversion or transition from one thing to another.

replacement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 28 , author=Kevin Darlin , title=West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Rovers lost keeper Robinson to a calf problem at half-time and his replacement Mark Bunn, making his Premier League debut, was immediately called into action - pushing away a vicious Peter Odemwingie drive at the near post.}}
  • The act of replacing something.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * overreplacement * subreplacement
    See also
    * spare part

    changeover

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia changeover) (en noun)
  • A conversion or transition from one thing to another
  • * 1999 , Rob Aben, Saskia de Wit, The Enclosed Garden
    • The changeover from dank, winding alleys to the openness, light and tranquility of the garden is utterly unexpected
  • * 2004 , Stewart Dalby, The Friends of Rathlin Island
    • The hotel receptionist added that the message came late last night. Unfortunately it had got mislaid with the changeover from the night manager.