locus vs venue

locus and venue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
locus	Yes	No	No	No
venue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locus and venue are synonyms defined as:

locus and venue: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

Other synonyms of locus include locale.

locus (noun)	venue (noun)
the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions	in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)	the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome