select vs top-end

select

adj
  • Of high quality; top-notch. 

  • Privileged, specially selected. 

verb
  • To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. 

  • To obtain a set of data from a database using a query. 

top-end

adj
  • Synonym of high-end (“sophisticated or expensive”) 

  • Of or relating to the higher gears on a geared engine, especially in a motor vehicle. 

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