| The terms secret societies and tongs are often used synonymously, but highbinders refers to certain members of the tongs. |
| In practice, the difference between outsourcing and PPP is often blurred, and both concepts are frequently used synonymously. |
| The terms geographic and geospatial will be used synonymously for the purposes of this case study. |
| Digital' and 'electronic' are often used synonymously, although 'electronic' may include analog as well as digital formats. |
| The only instance in which strene occurs in the Glossaries is synonymously with strain, a race, descent, lineage. |
| In actuarial literature, the term best estimate is often used synonymously with current estimate. |
