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Outbreak vs Updated - What's the difference?

outbreak | updated |

As verbs the difference between outbreak and updated

is that outbreak is to burst out while updated is (update).

As a noun outbreak

is an eruption, sudden appearance.

outbreak

English

Noun

(wikipedia outbreak) (en noun)
  • An eruption, sudden appearance
    • ''Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
  • A sudden increase.
    • There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
  • An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
    • There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
  • (uncountable) A geological layer that breaks out

    • Synonyms

    * outburst * tumult

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • To burst out
  • To break forth

    • See also

    * breakout

    Anagrams

    * *

    updated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (update)

    • Antonyms

    * outdated * out-of-date * superannuated

    update

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
    • He gave me an update on the situation in New York
  • A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
    • I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas
  • An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.
    • I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome
  • A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software ) a minor upgrade.
    • Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM
    I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop
  • A version of something which is newer than other versions.
    • "You should try the update: it rocks. "

    Verb

    (updat)
  • To bring (a thing) up to date.
    • I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
  • To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
    • Update me on what happened while I was away.

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