The words are often used interchangeably when referring to grouping and categorizing a person, place or thing. However, there are certain contexts where the words cannot be used in the place of the other.

The terms Rival and Competitor are actually synonymous. They both refer to someone who tries to defeat or to be more successful than another. The term rival usually has a more negative connotation, which...

The term, nerd is used to refer to a person who behaves awkwardly around other people, that he is socially inept. A nerd is usually someone who has very strong interests in technical subjects, computers, games...

A Project Manager and a Product Manager are very similar. Both are responsible for something from start to finish. The main difference is that a project manager is completely responsible for the start to...

Cloud storage allows a user to save data and files on external servers. These external servers are managed by a hosting company, such as Dropbox, Box and Google Drive. Each company has different services that...