Dateline vs. Deadline

Datelinenoun

(journalism) A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

Datelineverb

To attach a dateline to a particular document

Datelinenoun

an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

Datelinenoun

a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch

Datelineverb

mark with a date and place;

Dateline

A dateline is a brief piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was written or filed, though the date is often omitted. In the case of articles reprinted from wire services, the distributing organization is also included (though the originating one is not).

Deadlinenoun

A date on or before which something must be completed.

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A line that does not move. en

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.

Deadlineverb

(military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.

Deadlinenoun

the point in time at which something must be completed