predecessor vs substitute

predecessor

noun
  • A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model. 

  • One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. 

  • A vertex having a directed path to another vertex 

substitute

verb
  • To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place. 

  • To serve as a replacement (for someone or something). 

  • To use in place of something else, with the same function. 

  • To use X in place of Y. 

  • To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y. 

noun
  • A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so. 

  • A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. 

  • One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript. 

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