type vs version

version vs type

type and version both are nouns.

type is a verb but version is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
type	Yes	No	Yes	No
version	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, version is a hyponym of type; that is, version is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than type:

type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
version: something a little different from others of the same type

Other hyponyms of type include breed, nature, edition, variant, variation.

type (noun)	version (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing	a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
all of the tokens of the same symbol	something a little different from others of the same type
printed characters	a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon	an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)	a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

type (verb)	version (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between type and version

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