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What is the difference between text and paragraph?

text | paragraph |

As nouns the difference between text and paragraph

is that text is a writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences while paragraph is a passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.

As verbs the difference between text and paragraph

is that text is to send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones while paragraph is to sort text into paragraphs.

text

English

Noun

  • A consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
  • A book, tome or other set of writings.
  • (colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message.
  • (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data ).
  • A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
  • Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.; topic; theme.
  • A style of writing in large characters; text-hand; also, a kind of type used in printing.
  • German text

    Derived terms

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Verb

  • To send a text message to; to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
  • Just text me when you get here.
  • To send (a message) to someone by SMS.
  • I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.
  • To send and receive text messages.
  • Have you been texting all afternoon?
  • To write in large characters, as in text hand.
  • *
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=2009 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=Lain Fenlon , title=Early Music History: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Music , chapter= citation , genre=Music , publisher=Cambridge University Press , isbn=9780521746540 , page= p. 223 , passage=The basic plan is simple. For the first two phrases the texted' line is above the '''untexted'''; for the next two, bring us to the midpoint cadence, the '''texted''' line is for the most part lower; and the in the second half the ' texted material starts lower, moves into the upper position and finally occupies the bottom range again. }}

    Synonyms

    * (to send a text message to) message, SMS (UK)

    paragraph

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia paragraph) (en noun)
  • A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.
  • (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sort text into paragraphs.