The difference between Pigeonhole and Table
When used as nouns, pigeonhole means a nook in a desk for holding papers, whereas table means an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
When used as verbs, pigeonhole means to categorize, whereas table means to tabulate.
check bellow for the other definitions of Pigeonhole and Table
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Pigeonhole as a noun:
A nook in a desk for holding papers.
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Pigeonhole as a noun:
One of an array of compartments for sorting post, messages, etc. at an office, or college (for example).
Examples:
"Fred was disappointed at the lack of post in his pigeonhole."
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Pigeonhole as a noun:
A hole or roosting place for pigeons.
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Pigeonhole as a noun (historical):
An Ancient Roman system of storage, used in libraries for keeping scrolls.
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Pigeonhole as a verb:
To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.
Examples:
"Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek."
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Pigeonhole as a verb:
To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
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Table as a noun (poker, metonym):
Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. A flat tray which can be used as a table. The lineup of players at a given table. A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game. A service of Holy Communion.
Examples:
"That's the strongest table I've ever seen at a European Poker Tour event"
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Table as a noun (computing, chiefly, databases):
A two-dimensional presentation of data. A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns. A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table. A lookup table, most often a set of vectors. A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
Examples:
"The children were practising multiplication tables."
"Don’t you know your tables?"
"Here is a table of natural logarithms."
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Table as a noun (musical instruments):
The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
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Table as a noun (backgammon):
One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
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Table as a noun:
The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond.
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Table as a verb:
To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.
Examples:
"to table fines"
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Table as a verb (now, rare):
To supply (a guest, client etc.) with food at a table; to feed.
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"
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Table as a verb (obsolete):
To delineate; to represent, as in a picture; to depict.
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Table as a verb (non-US):
To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.
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Table as a verb (chiefly, US):
To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve .
Examples:
"The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will not be discussing it until later."
"The [[motion]] was tabled, ensuring that it would not be taken up until a later date."
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Table as a verb (carpentry, obsolete):
To join (pieces of timber) together using coaks.
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Table as a verb:
To put on a table.
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Table as a verb (nautical):
To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.