Synonym vs Copybook - What's the difference?
synonym | copybook |
(semantics, with respect to a given word or phrase) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
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(zoology, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
(botany, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
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A student’s exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied
(computing) A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate
As nouns the difference between synonym and copybook
is that synonym is a word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase while copybook is a student’s exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.synonym
English
(wikipedia synonym)Noun
(en noun)- "Happy" is a synonym of "glad".
- Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.