Dateline vs. Deadline

Dateline vs. Deadline — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dateline and Deadline

Datelinenoun

(journalism) A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

Deadlinenoun

A date on or before which something must be completed.

I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!

Datelineverb

To attach a dateline to a particular document

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.

Datelinenoun

an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A line that does not move. en

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Datelinenoun

a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.

Datelineverb

mark with a date and place;

dateline a newspaper article

Deadlineverb

(military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.

Deadlinenoun

the point in time at which something must be completed