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Infrastructure vs Substructure - What's the difference?

infrastructure | substructure |

As nouns the difference between infrastructure and substructure

is that infrastructure is an underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system while substructure is the supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).

infrastructure

English

Noun

(wikipedia infrastructure) (en noun)
  • An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system
  • The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society

    • Synonyms

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    substructure

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
  • The earth or gravel that railway sleepers are embedded in.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    * superstructure