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
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Schedule as a noun (obsolete):
A slip of paper; a short note.
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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"
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Schedule as a noun:
A timetable, or other time-based plan of events; a plan of what is to occur, and at what time.
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Schedule as a noun (computer science):
An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.
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Schedule as a verb:
To create a time-schedule.
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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."
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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"
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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."
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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."