The difference between Schedule and Timetable

When used as nouns, schedule means a slip of paper, whereas timetable means a structured schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

When used as verbs, schedule means to create a time-schedule, whereas timetable means to arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc).


check bellow for the other definitions of Schedule and Timetable

  1. Schedule as a noun (obsolete):

    A slip of paper; a short note.

  2. Schedule as a noun (legal):

    A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract. One of the five divisions into which controlled drugs are classified, or the restrictions denoted by such classification.

    Examples:

    "schedule of tribes"

  3. Schedule as a noun:

    A timetable, or other time-based plan of events; a plan of what is to occur, and at what time.

  4. Schedule as a noun (computer science):

    An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.

  1. Schedule as a verb:

    To create a time-schedule.

  2. Schedule as a verb:

    To plan an activity at a specific date or time in the future.

    Examples:

    "I'll schedule you for three-o'clock then."

    "The next elections are scheduled on the 20th of November."

  3. Schedule as a verb (Australia, medicine):

    To admit (a person) to hospital as an involuntary patient under the Mental Health Act.

    Examples:

    "whether or not to schedule a patient"

  1. Timetable as a noun:

    a structured schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures

    Examples:

    "The timetable has been changed several times since it was first announced."

  1. Timetable as a verb (transitive):

    To arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc).

    Examples:

    "I've timetabled the meeting for Monday afternoon."

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