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Tutorial vs. Guide — What's the Difference?

Tutorial vs. Guide — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Tutorial and Guide

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Tutorial

A tutorial, in education, is a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture, a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete a certain task.

Guide

A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportsmen, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom.

Tutorial

Of or relating to tutors or a tutor.

Guide

One who shows the way by leading, directing, or advising.

Tutorial

A book or class that provides instruction in a particular area.
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Guide

One who serves as a model for others, as in a course of conduct.

Tutorial

(Computers) A program that provides instruction for the use of a system or of software.

Guide

A person employed to conduct others, as through a museum, and give information about points of interest encountered.

Tutorial

Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.

Guide

Something, such as a pamphlet, that offers basic information or instruction
A shopper's guide.

Tutorial

A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed, at their convenience.

Guide

A guidebook.

Tutorial

An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.

Guide

Something that serves to direct or indicate.

Tutorial

(computing) A video or text that is basically a how-to (advice or instruction on a particular topic)

Guide

A device, such as a ruler, tab, or bar, that serves as an indicator or acts to regulate a motion or operation.

Tutorial

Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.

Guide

A soldier stationed at the right or left of a column of marchers to control alignment, show direction, or mark the point of pivot.

Tutorial

A class{6} or short series of classes in which one or more instructors provide intensive instruction on some subject to a small group. Such short courses of instruction may be held at an institution of learning, or in any other place where a small group may desire a brief but thorough introduction to a topic.

Guide

To serve as a guide for; conduct.

Tutorial

A set of instructions on how to use a particular computer program, built into the software package itself, displayed on the computer screen, and organized in a stepwise manner so as to familiarize a new user with all of or the most important features of the program.

Guide

To direct the course of; steer
Guide a ship through a channel.

Tutorial

A session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students

Guide

To exert control or influence over; direct
Guided the nation through the crisis.

Tutorial

Of or relating to tutors or tutoring;
Tutorial sessions

Guide

To supervise the training or education of.

Guide

To serve as a guide.

Guide

Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.

Guide

A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.

Guide

A sign that guides people; guidepost.

Guide

Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.

Guide

A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.

Guide

A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.

Guide

A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery.

Guide

A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy being set.

Guide

(occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.

Guide

(military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.

Guide

To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.

Guide

To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.

Guide

To exert control or influence over someone or something.

Guide

To supervise the education or training of someone.

Guide

(intransitive) to act as a guide.

Guide

To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; to pilot; as, to guide a traveler.
I wish . . . you 'ld guide me to your sovereign's court.

Guide

To regulate and manage; to direct; to order; to superintend the training or education of; to instruct and influence intellectually or morally; to train.
He will guide his affairs with discretion.
The meek will he guide in judgment.

Guide

A person who leads or directs another in his way or course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of interest to strangers; a conductor; also, that which guides; a guidebook.

Guide

One who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or course of life; a director; a regulator.
He will be our guide, even unto death.

Guide

Any contrivance, especially one having a directing edge, surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion of anything, as water, an instrument, or part of a machine, or for directing the hand or eye, as of an operator

Guide

A noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the directing flank of each subdivision of a column of troops, or at the end of a line, to mark the pivots, formations, marches, and alignments in tactics.

Guide

Someone employed to conduct others

Guide

Someone who shows the way by leading or advising

Guide

Something that offers basic information or instruction

Guide

A model or standard for making comparisons

Guide

Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

Guide

Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Guide

Take somebody somewhere;
We lead him to our chief
Can you take me to the main entrance?
He conducted us to the palace

Guide

Be a guiding force, as with directions or advice;
The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses

Guide

Use as a guide;
They had the lights to guide on

Guide

Guide or pass over something;
He ran his eyes over her body
She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
He drew her hair through his fingers

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