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Slideshow vs Powerpoint - What's the difference?

slideshow | powerpoint |

As nouns the difference between slideshow and powerpoint

is that slideshow is a presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation while powerpoint is an electronic slide presentation.

slideshow

English

Alternative forms

* slide show

Noun

(wikipedia slideshow) (en noun)
  • A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
  • Any sequence of images, shown one after the other (not simultaneously).
  • Coordinate terms

    * gallery * pictorial

    powerpoint

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    Proper noun

    (Microsoft PowerPoint) (en proper noun)
  • (trademark) A presentation graphics software package from Microsoft.
  • Derived terms

    * death by PowerPoint * PowerPointlessness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electronic slide presentation created and presented using the program .
  • Although not required, a PowerPoint is recommended because, increasingly, this is the mode for presenting materials in graduate-level courses. - University of Alberta Department of Biology [http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/biol506.hp/TipsforPresenters.pdf]
    This CD contains a two main folders: Course Information (syllabus, . . .) and Modules (PowerPoints . . .) - Middle Tennessee State University [http://www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed03/119.html]
  • An electronic slide presentation.
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  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To communicate using electronic slides.
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  • To present (a topic) by means of electronic slides.
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  • To communicate to (an audience) by electronic slides.
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