different between thumbnail vs limited

English

Etymology

From thumb +? nail. The phrase thumbnail sketch was first attested 1852. Verb sense attested 1930s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???m.ne?l/
• Rhymes: -e?l

Noun

thumbnail (plural thumbnails)

1. The fingernail on the thumb.
2. A rough sketch (e.g., the size of one's thumbnail).
3. (chiefly computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.

Usage notes

• (computing): Unlike an icon, which is generally a representative symbol, a thumbnail is a smaller identical copy of the original larger image.

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ????? (samuneiru), ????? (samun?ru)
• ? Portuguese: thumbnail

Translations

See also

• (computing): icon, thumbshot

Verb

thumbnail (third-person singular simple present thumbnails, present participle thumbnailing, simple past and past participle thumbnailed)

1. (transitive) To describe concisely.
2. (transitive, computing) To create a smaller representation of (a larger image).

Derived terms

• thumbnailer

Translations

Further reading

• Maven's Word of the Day, December 11, 1997
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “thumb”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English thumbnail.

Noun

thumbnail m (plural thumbnails)

1. (computing) thumbnail (a miniature preview of a larger image)

   Synonym: miniatura

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?m?t?d/
• Hyphenation: lim?it?ed

Verb

limited

1. simple past tense and past participle of limit

Adjective

limited (comparative more limited, superlative most limited)

1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
2. Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.

   There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.

   I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.

Synonyms

• finite

Antonyms

• endless
• infinite
• unlimited

Derived terms

• feature-limited
• limited-stop
• time-limited

Related terms

• limitedly
• limitedness

See also

• Ltd.

Translations

Noun

limited (plural limiteds)

1. (rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

References

• limited on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• delimit, melitid