Introduction vs. Greeting

Introductionnoun

The act or process of introducing.

Introductionnoun

A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.

Introductionnoun

An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.

Introductionnoun

A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.

Introductionnoun

The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.

Introductionnoun

The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name; as, the introduction of one stranger to another.

Introductionnoun

That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.

Introductionnoun

A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise; specifically, a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a course of study; a guide; as, an introduction to English literature.

Introductionnoun

the first section of a communication

Introductionnoun

the act of beginning something new;

Introductionnoun

formally making a person known to another or to the public

Introductionnoun

a basic or elementary instructional text

Introductionnoun

a new proposal;

Introductionnoun

the act of putting one thing into another

Introductionnoun

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;

Introductionnoun

the action of introducing something

Introductionnoun

a thing newly brought into use or introduced to a place for the first time

Introductionnoun

a formal presentation of one person to another, in which each is told the other's name

Introductionnoun

a thing preliminary to something else, especially an explanatory section at the beginning of a book, report, or speech

Introductionnoun

a preliminary section in a piece of music, often thematically different from the main section

Introductionnoun

a book or course of study intended to introduce a subject to a person

Introductionnoun

a person's first experience of a subject or thing

Greetingnoun

A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

Greetingnoun

(uncountable) The action of the verb to greet.

Greetingnoun

Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent.

Greetingnoun

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

Greeting

Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (usually cordial) or social status (formal or informal) between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. Greetings are sometimes used just prior to a conversation or to greet in passing, such as on a sidewalk or trail.