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Structured vs Built - What's the difference?

structured | built |

As adjectives the difference between structured and built

is that structured is having structure; organized while built is well-built.

As verbs the difference between structured and built

is that structured is past tense of structure while built is simple past of build.

As a noun built is

shape; build; form of structure.

structured

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having structure; organized

    • Derived terms

    * structured analysis * structured ASIC * structured cabling * structured content * structured criticality * structured data * structured design * structured finance * structured interviewing * structured packing * structured product * structured programming * Structured Query Language * structured sale * structured settlement * structured storage * structured text * structured wiring

    Verb

    (head)
  • (structure)
    • He structured the loan with a twenty-year term.

    built

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) well-built

    • Derived terms

    * built like a brick shithouse * built like a tank * well-built

    Verb

    (head)
  • (build)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure.
    • the built of a ship
  • * 1764 , , Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense :
    • The sailor sees the burthen, the built , and the distance of a ship at sea, while she is a great way off.

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