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document vs patent

patent vs document

document and patent both are nouns.

document is not an adjective while patent is an adjective.

document and patent both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
document Yes No Yes No
patent Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, patent is a hyponym of document; that is, patent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than document:
  • document: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
  • patent: a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
document (noun) patent (noun)
anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks an official document granting a right or privilege
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
a written account of ownership or obligation
document (adjective) patent (adjective)
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
document (verb) patent (verb)
support or supply with references make open to sight or notice
record in detail obtain a patent for
grant rights to; grant a patent for
Difference between document and patent

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