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Training vs Specialization - What's the difference?

training | specialization |

As nouns the difference between training and specialization

is that training is training while specialization is the process of specializing.

training

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (-) (wikipedia training)
  • Action of the verb to train .
  • The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
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  • The result of good social upbringing.
  • (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
  • (voice recognition ) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.

    • Usage notes

    The plural of training is very uncommon. Thus multiple training sessions are not referred to as "trainings", rather as "training sessions".

    Derived terms

    * training bra * training wheels

    specialization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * specialisation (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of specializing.
  • * 1973', , ' Time Enough For Love
    • A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

    Antonyms

    * generalization * abstraction American English forms