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Timetable vs. Roster — What's the Difference?

Timetable vs. Roster — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Timetable and Roster

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Timetable

A schedule listing the times at which certain events, such as arrivals and departures at a transportation station, are expected to take place.

Roster

A list, especially of the names of players on a sports team or of the personnel in a military unit.

Timetable

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.
The timetable has been changed several times since it was first announced.

Roster

A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.
I'm number 12 on the roster for tonight's game.

Timetable

A schedule of arrivals and departures published in book or booklet form, or as a pamphlet, and available to travelers, either free or for a charge.
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Roster

A list of the jobs to be done by members of an organization and often with the date/time that they are expected to do them.
The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year.

Timetable

(transitive) To arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc).
I've timetabled the meeting for Monday afternoon.

Roster

A schedule or timetable setting out shift times and dates for each employee of a business.

Timetable

A schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

Roster

(math) A bracketed list that shows the elements of a set.

Timetable

A schedule of times of arrivals and departures

Roster

(transitive) To place the name of (a person) on a roster.
I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.

Roster

To show the elements of a set by listing them inside brackets.

Roster

A register or roll showing the order in which officers, enlisted men, companies, or regiments are called on to serve.

Roster

A list of names;
His name was struck off the rolls

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