extension vs string

string vs extension

extension and string both are nouns.

extension is not a verb while string is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extension	Yes	No	No	No
string	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, string is a hypernym of extension; that is, string is a word with a broader meaning than extension:

extension: a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
string: a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)

extension (noun)	string (noun)
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students	a lightweight cord
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb	a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available	a necklace made by stringing objects together
an addition that extends a main building	a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
an addition to the length of something	a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line	stringed instruments that are played with a bow
amount or degree or range to which something extends	a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air	a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to	(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename	a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

extension (verb)	string (verb)
	add as if on a string
	provide with strings
	thread on or as if on a string
	remove the stringy parts of
	string together; tie or fasten with a string
	stretch out or arrange like a string
	move or come along

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