different between delegate vs designation

English

Etymology

From Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin d?l?g?tus.

Pronunciation

Noun

• enPR: d?l??-g?t, IPA^(key): /?d?l???t/

Verb

• enPR: d?l??-g?t', IPA^(key): /?d?l???e?t/

Noun

delegate (plural delegates)

1. a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy
2. a representative at a conference, etc.
3. (US) an appointed representative in some legislative bodies
4. (computing) a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deputy

Hypernyms

Derived terms

• (computing): delegate-type

Related terms

• (computing): function pointer

Translations

Verb

delegate (third-person singular simple present delegates, present participle delegating, simple past and past participle delegated)

1. to authorize someone to be a delegate
2. to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate
3. (computing, Internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own

Translations

Italian

Adjective

delegate

1. feminine plural of delegato

Noun

delegate f

1. plural of delegata

Verb

delegate

1. second-person plural present indicative of delegare
2. second-person plural imperative of delegare
3. feminine plural of delegato

Latin

Verb

d?l?g?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?l?g?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio.Morphologically designate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?z???ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)

1. An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
2. Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction.

3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

Translations

Further reading

• designation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.