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Structured vs Unstructured - What's the difference?

structured | unstructured |

As adjectives the difference between structured and unstructured

is that structured is having structure; organized while unstructured is lacking structure.

As a verb structured

is past tense 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.

    unstructured

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking structure.
  • :His unstructured method of planning scared anyone who had to depend on his schedules.