diagram vs stencil

diagram

noun
  • A graph or chart. 

  • A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole. 

  • A functor from an index category to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is J and the codomain is C, then the diagram is said to be "of type J in C". 

  • Electrical diagrams show device interconnections. 

verb
  • To schedule the operations of a locomotive or train according to a diagram. 

  • To represent or indicate something using a diagram. 

stencil

noun
  • A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. 

  • A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet. 

  • A pattern produced using such a utensil. 

verb
  • To print with a stencil. 

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