Sign vs Schema - What's the difference?

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Sign is a related term of schema.

As nouns the difference between sign and schema

is that sign is (sometimes|also used uncountably) a visible indication while schema is schema, diagram.

As a verb sign

is to make a mark.

sign

English

(wikipedia sign)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) signe, from (etyl) ; root uncertain.

Noun

(en noun)

(sometimes, also used uncountably) A visible indication.

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A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.

* Macaulay

The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs , which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets.

A traffic sign.

A meaningful gesture.

Any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols.

(astrology) An astrological sign.

(mathematics) Positive or negative polarity.

A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.

*, II.12:

And why not, as well as our dumbe men dispute, argue and tell histories by signes ?

* 2007 , Marcel Danesi, The Quest for Meaning :

In American Sign Language (ASL), for instance, the sign for 'catch' is formed with one hand (in the role of agent) moving across the body (an action) to grasp the forefinger of the other hand (the patient).

(uncountable) Sign language in general.

An omen.

(medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, is unlikely to be noticed by the patient.

A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.

(Milton)

Derived terms

* air sign * astrological sign * earth sign * fire sign * high sign * Indian sign * minus sign * neon sign * plus sign * road sign * sign language * sign of life * star sign * street sign * traffic sign * vital sign * water sign

Etymology 2

From (etyl) (seigner), (seiner) et al., (etyl) signer et al., and their source, (etyl) ; see Etymology 1, above. Compare (sain).

Verb

(en verb)

To make a mark

#:The Queen signed her letter with the regal signet.

# To mark, to put or leave a mark on.

#*1726 , Elijah Fenton, The Odyssey of Homer :

#*:Meantime revolving in his thoughtful mind / The scar, with which his manly knee was sign'd […].

# To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.

#*c. 1597 , (William Shakespeare), The Merchant of Venice :

#*:Enquire the Iewes house out, giue him this deed, / And let him signe it […].

# More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc.

I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt.

#:Just sign your name at the bottom there.

#:I received a letter from some woman who signs herself ‘Mrs Trellis’.

# To write one's signature.

Please sign on the dotted line.

# To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc.

#*2011 , The Guardian , (headline), 18 Oct 2011:

#*:Agents say Wales back Gavin Henson has signed for Cardiff Blues.

# To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract.

It was a great month. I managed to sign three major players.

To make the sign of the cross

# To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross.

#* Book of Common Prayer

#*:We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the cross.

#*1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 34:

#*:At the baptismal ceremony the child was […] signed with the cross in holy water.

# (reflexive) To cross oneself.

#*1855 , (Robert Browning), Men and Women :

#*:Shaking a fist at him with one fierce arm, / Signing himself with the other because of Christ.

To indicate

# To communicate using a gesture or signal.

#* Sir Walter Scott:

I signed to Browne to make his retreat.

# To communicate using gestures to (someone).

#:He signed me that I should follow him through the doorway.

# To use sign language.

# To furnish (a road etc.) with signs.

Derived terms

* sign in * signing bonus * sign off * sign on * sign over * sign out * sign up * sign one's life away

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Anagrams

schema

English

Noun

(en-noun)

An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a ).

(databases) A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.

(markup languages) A formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as for XML files.

(logic) A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, in which one or more schematic variables appear, which stand for any term or subformula of the system, which may or may not be required to satisfy certain conditions.

Synonyms

* (universally-applicable image or outline) schemat * (databases) schemat * (logic) axiom schema, schemat

Derived terms

* conceptual schema * logical schema * physical schema

Anagrams

* *

References

* “ schema]” listed in the [[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary] , second edition (1989) English nouns with irregular plurals ----