Poster vs. Chart

Poster vs. Chart — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Poster and Chart

Posternoun

A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

He has posters of his favorite band, sports teams and holiday resorts up.

Chartnoun

A map.

Posternoun

An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.

I saw a poster for the film on the side of a bus.

Chartnoun

A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.

Posternoun

(internet) One who posts a message.

Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.

Chartnoun

A navigator's map.

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Posternoun

A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.

We got three posters in the third and lost.

Chartnoun

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

Posternoun

(dated) A posthorse.

Chartnoun

A tabular presentation of data; a table.

Posternoun

(archaic) A swift traveller; a courier.

Chartnoun

A diagram.

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Posterverb

(transitive) To decorate with posters.

to poster the walls of a bedroom

Chartnoun

A graph.

Posternoun

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement;

a poster advertised the coming attractions

Chartnoun

A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history.

I snuck a look at his chart. It doesn't look good.

Posternoun

someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards

Chartnoun

A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.

They're at the top of the charts again this week.

Posternoun

a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers

Chartnoun

A written deed; a charter.

Chartnoun

(topology) A subspace of a manifold used as part of an atlas

Chartverb

(transitive) To draw a chart or map of.

Chartverb

(transitive) To draw or figure out (a route or plan).

Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there.We are on a course for disaster without having charted it.

Chartverb

(transitive) To record systematically.

Chartverb

To appear on a hit-recording chart.

The song has charted for 15 weeks!The band first charted in 1994.

Chartnoun

a visual display of information

Chartnoun

a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea

Chartverb

make a chart of;

chart the territory

Chartverb

plan in detail;

Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein

Chartverb

represent by means of a graph;

chart the data