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Scouting vs Recon - What's the difference?

scouting | recon |

As nouns the difference between scouting and recon

is that scouting is the act of one who scouts while recon is (chiefly|us|military slang) reconnaissance or recon can be (genetics) the smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

As a verb recon is

(chiefly|us|military slang) reconnoiter.

scouting

English

Alternative forms

* Scouting

Noun

  • The act of one who scouts.
  • * 1935 , State Publication (issues 136-145, page 73)
    • Careful scoutings by the State Department of Agriculture and Markets were made in 1935, to determine the limits of invasion
  • The
  • The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts.

    • recon

    English

    (wikipedia recon)

    Etymology 1

    Contracted form of reconnaissance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, military slang) reconnaissance.

    • Verb

  • (chiefly, US, military slang) reconnoiter.
    • Synonyms
    * recce (qualifier)

    Etymology 2

    Contracted form of recombination + -on

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

    • Anagrams

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