Autobiography vs. Journal

Autobiographynoun

A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.

Autobiographynoun

A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self.

Autobiographynoun

a biography of yourself

Autobiography

An autobiography (from the Greek, αὐτός-autos self + βίος-bios life + γράφειν-graphein to write; also informally called an autobio) is a self-written account of one's life. The word was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the English periodical The Monthly Review, when he suggested the word as a hybrid, but condemned it as .

Journaladjective

(obsolete) Daily.

Journalnoun

A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.

Journalnoun

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

Journalnoun

(accounting) A chronological record of payments.

Journalnoun

(computing) A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.

Journalnoun

(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.

Journalverb

To archive or record something.

Journalverb

To scrapbook.

Journalverb

To insert (a shaft, etc.) in a journal bearing.

Journaladjective

Daily; diurnal.

Journalnoun

A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.

Journalnoun

That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.

Journalnoun

That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box.

Journalnoun

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

Journalnoun

a periodical dedicated to a particular subject;

Journalnoun

a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

Journalnoun

a record book as a physical object

Journalnoun

the part of the axle contained by a bearing