acknowledgment vs citation

citation vs acknowledgment

acknowledgment and citation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acknowledgment	Yes	No	No	No
citation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acknowledgment and citation are synonyms defined as:

acknowledgment and citation: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Other synonyms of acknowledgment include cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference.

acknowledgment (noun)	citation (noun)
a statement acknowledging something or someone	an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged	a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
	a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
	(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

Difference between acknowledgment and citation

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