Sample vs. Draft: What's the Difference?

A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole

A current of air in an enclosed area.

A specimen taken for analysis or testing

A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.

(Statistics) A set of data or elements drawn from a larger population and analyzed to estimate the characteristics of that population. Also called sampling.

The act of pulling loads; traction.

A usually digitized audio segment taken from an original recording and inserted, often repetitively, in a new recording.

Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.

One of a series of pieces of data representing a digitized approximation of an analog signal.

A team of animals used to pull loads.

To take a sample of, especially to test or examine by a sample

(Nautical)The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded

To use or incorporate (an audio segment of an original recording) in a new recording

A heavy demand on resources.

To represent the value of (an analog signal) at a particular point in time by means of a piece of digital data.

A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.

Serving as a representative or example

A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.

A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.

The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.

(statistics) A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.

A measured portion; a dose.

(cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.

The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.

(business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.

An amount drawn

(music) Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.

The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty

(obsolete) Example; pattern.

Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.

(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.

A body of people selected or conscripted.

To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

(Sports)A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.

To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.

The act of drawing in a fishing net.

To make or show something similar to a sample.

The quantity of fish caught.

Example; pattern.

Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture

A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.

A representation of something to be constructed.

To make or show something similar to; to match.

A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.

To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths.

A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.

A small part of something intended as representative of the whole

An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.

Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

To select from a group for some usually compulsory service

All or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

To select from a group for placement on a sports team.

Take a sample of;

To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.

To create by thinking and writing; compose

To work as a drafter.

To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.

Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads

Drawn from a cask or tap

(US spelling) A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

(US spelling) The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.

(US spelling) An act of drinking.

(US spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.

(US spelling) A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).

(US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.

An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.

A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.

A cheque, an order for money to be paid.

Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.

A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.

A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.

The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.

The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.

The act of drawing in a net for fish.

That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.

A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.

(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.

To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

To write a law.

To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.

To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.

To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.

To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.

(ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.

To draw out; to call forth.

To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.

A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted.

An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.

An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods.

A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught.

The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught.

A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face.

The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.

Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.

A current of air. Same as Draught.

A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.

The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.

A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney, stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.

Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.

To draw the outline of; to delineate.

To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.

To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select; especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a population to serve in the armed forces.

To transfer by draft.

A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

A preliminary sketch of a design or picture

A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;

Preliminary version of a written work

The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

A regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

A dose of liquid medicine;

Compulsory military service

A large and hurried swallow;

The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Draw up an outline or sketch for something;

Engage somebody to enter the army

Make a blueprint of