Demo vs. Sample

Demonoun

A demonstration or visual explanation.

Demonoun

A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.

Demonoun

an example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount

Demonoun

a march or gathering to make a political protest

Demonoun

(computing) An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.

Demonoun

a non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene.

Demonoun

Democrat.

Demonoun

Demographic.

Demonoun

Demolition.

Demoverb

To record a demo version of a song, usually not intended for commercial release.

Demoverb

To demonstrate.

Demoverb

To demolish (especially a house or fixture).

Demonoun

a visual presentation showing how something works;

Demoverb

show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;

Demonoun

a demonstration of a product or technique

Demonoun

a version of something such as computer software produced to demonstrate its capabilities or for use as a trial

Demonoun

a recording made to demonstrate the capabilities of a musical group or performer or as preparation for a full recording

Demonoun

a public meeting or march protesting against something or expressing views on a political issue

Demonoun

short for demographic

Demoverb

record (a song or piece of music) to demonstrate the capabilities of a musical group or performer or as preparation for a full recording

Demoverb

demonstrate the capabilities of (software or another product)

Demoverb

test (software or another product), typically with a view to a future purchase

Samplenoun

A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen

Samplenoun

(statistics) A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.

Samplenoun

(cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.

Samplenoun

(business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.

Samplenoun

(music) Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.

Samplenoun

(obsolete) Example; pattern.

Sampleverb

(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of

Sampleverb

To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

Sampleverb

To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.

Sampleverb

To make or show something similar to a sample.

Samplenoun

Example; pattern.

Samplenoun

A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.

Sampleverb

To make or show something similar to; to match.

Sampleverb

To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths.

Samplenoun

a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

Samplenoun

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

Samplenoun

all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

Sampleverb

take a sample of;

Samplenoun

a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like

Samplenoun

a small amount of a food or other commodity, especially one given to a prospective customer

Samplenoun

a specimen taken for scientific testing or analysis

Samplenoun

a portion drawn from a population, the study of which is intended to lead to statistical estimates of the attributes of the whole population

Samplenoun

a sound or piece of music created by sampling

Sampleverb

take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis

Sampleverb

try the qualities of (food or drink) by tasting it

Sampleverb

get a representative experience of

Sampleverb

ascertain the momentary value of (an analogue signal) many times a second so as to convert the signal to digital form

Sampleverb

record or extract (a small piece of music or sound) digitally for reuse as part of a composition or song