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Working vs Training - What's the difference?

working | training |

As nouns the difference between working and training

is that working is (usually plural) operation; action while training is training.

As a verb working

is .

As an adjective working

is that is or are functioning.

working

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) wirking, warking, (etyl) werking, (etyl) Wirkung.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (usually plural) Operation; action.
  • Method of operation.
  • Fermentation.
  • (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
  • Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)
  • Leave him alone; he's working .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That is or are functioning.
  • a working ventilator
  • That suffices but requires additional work.
  • a working copy of the script
  • In paid employment.
  • working mothers
  • Of or relating to employment.
  • the working week
  • Enough to allow one to use something.
  • a working knowledge of computers
    Synonyms
    * (functioning''): functioning; up (''mainly used of computers ) * (that suffices but requires further work ): draft, provisional, temporary * (in paid employment ): employed, in employment * (of or relating to employment ): work * (enough to allow one to use something ): basic
    Antonyms
    * (functioning''): broken, broken-down, down (''mainly used of computers )

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    training

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (-) (wikipedia training)
  • Action of the verb to train .
  • The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
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  • , author=Stephen Ledoux , title=Behaviorism at 100 , volume=100, issue=1, page=60 , magazine= citation , passage=Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training .}}
  • 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