The difference between Closure and Latch

When used as nouns, closure means an event or occurrence that signifies an ending, whereas latch means a fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.


Latch is also verb with the meaning: to close or lock as if with a latch.

check bellow for the other definitions of Closure and Latch

  1. Closure as a noun:

    An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.

  2. Closure as a noun:

    A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.

  3. Closure as a noun:

    A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.

  4. Closure as a noun (programming):

    An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.

  5. Closure as a noun (mathematics):

    The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.

  6. Closure as a noun (topology, of a set):

    The smallest closed set which contains the given set.

  7. Closure as a noun:

    The act of shutting; a closing.

    Examples:

    "the closure of a door, or of a chink"

  8. Closure as a noun:

    That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.

  9. Closure as a noun (obsolete):

    That which encloses or confines; an enclosure.

  10. Closure as a noun:

    A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.

  1. Latch as a verb:

    To close or lock as if with a latch.

  2. Latch as a verb (transitive):

    To catch; lay hold of.

  1. Latch as a noun:

    A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.

  2. Latch as a noun:

    A flip-flop electronic circuit

  3. Latch as a noun (obsolete):

    A latching.

  4. Latch as a noun (obsolete):

    A crossbow.

  5. Latch as a noun (obsolete):

    That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek The Romaunt of the Rose"

  6. Latch as a noun:

    A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.

  7. Latch as a noun (database):

    A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.

  1. Latch as a verb (obsolete):

    To smear; to anoint.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

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