copy vs pattern

pattern vs copy

copy and pattern both are nouns.

copy and pattern both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
copy	Yes	No	Yes	No
pattern	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pattern is a hyponym of copy; that is, pattern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than copy:

copy: reproduce someone's behavior or looks
pattern: plan or create according to a model or models

Other hyponyms of copy include conform to, follow, mock, take off, mime, mimic, model, follow, take after, emulate.

copy (noun)	pattern (noun)
a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing	a customary way of operation or behavior
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)	a decorative or artistic work
matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials	a perceptual structure
material suitable for a journalistic account	a model considered worthy of imitation
	something intended as a guide for making something else
	something regarded as a normative example
	graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
	the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

copy (verb)	pattern (verb)
reproduce someone's behavior or looks	plan or create according to a model or models
make a replica of	form a pattern
reproduce or make an exact copy of
copy down as is

Difference between copy and pattern

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