different between review vs replay

English

Alternative forms

• re-view (rare for noun, obsolete for verb)

Etymology

From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revide?, from re- +vide? (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- +? view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???vju?/
• Rhymes: -u?

Noun

review (plural reviews)

1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
   • 1971, Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150—750, Thames & Hudson LTD (2013 reprint), ?ISBN, page 54.

     The more strongly people felt about their ideas, the more potent the demons seemed to them: Christians believed that traditional paganism, far from being the work of men, was an 'opium of the masses', pumped into the human race by the non-human demons; and one scholar even ascribed bad reviews of his book to demonic inspiration!

3. (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

4. A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

   Synonym: revue

5. A survey of the available items or material.

6. A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.

7. A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.

8. A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

Derived terms

• board of review
• capsule review
• judicial review

Translations

Verb

review (third-person singular simple present reviews, present participle reviewing, simple past and past participle reviewed)

1. To survey; to look broadly over.

2. To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
3. To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
4. (transitive, US, Canada) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
5. (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
   • 1610–11, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale, act IV, scene iv, in The Works of Mr. William Shake?pear; in Eight Volumes, volume II (1709), page 954:

     Cam[illo]   What I do next, ?hall be next to tell the King // Of this E?cape, and whither they are bound: // Wherein my hope is, I ?hall ?o prevail, // To force him after: in who?e company // I ?hall review Sicilia; for who?e ?ight, // I have a Woman’s Longing.

6. (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.
   • 1726, Alexander Pope (translator), Homer (author), Odyssey, book III, lines 127–128, in The Ody??ey of Homer, volume I (1760), page 113:

     Shall I the long, laborious ?cene review, // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?

Translations

See also

Related terms

• reviewer
• reviewability
• medireview
• rereview

See also

• retrospect
• revise (v.)

Anagrams

• viewer

English

Etymology

re- +? play

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /?i??ple?/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /??i?ple?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Verb

replay (third-person singular simple present replays, present participle replaying, simple past and past participle replayed)

1. (transitive) To play again.
2. (transitive) To display a recording of a previous event, especially multiple times.

Synonyms

• do over

Translations

Noun

replay (plural replays)

1. An act or instance of replaying (of playing something, such as a game, again); a replaying of (something).
   • 1997, Rick Barba, Michael Knight, Rod Harten, CD-ROM Classics: Cheats and Hints to Your Favorite Games, Prima Games (?ISBN)

     One of the features of Diablo that gives it good replay value is the ability to choose from three character types. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, thus requiring different strategies and tactics.

   • 2007, GameAxis Unwired, page 46:

     It's a no-frills, no-hype game that's not only original in concept but fun to play while providing massive replay value.

   • 2012, Josiah Lebowitz, Chris Klug, Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: Proven Writing Techniques for Role Playing Games, Online Games, First Person Shooters, and more, Taylor & Francis (?ISBN), page 36:

     I've been in many meetings in which the publishers wanted widely branching stories – the kind that allow (and encourage) multiple replays of the game.

2. A repeat or subsequent playing of some or all of something which was previously broadcast or performed, or a playing of something which was recorded, such as a live event or a television broadcast, the gameplay of a computer game, etc.
3. A (video or audio) recording of an action or event that is or can be replayed after being recorded; saved video footage (which is, or can be, replayed) of the gameplay of a computer game, a (portion of a) televised sports match, etc.

   Show us that replay one more time.

   • 2004, Nasser Hussain, Playing With Fire, Penguin UK (?ISBN)

     Manchester were compounded by the controversy over a catch I took in the second innings to dismiss Greg Blewett. […] For the rest of the session until lunch I was watching replays of the catch on the big screen and even in slow motion […]

   • 2019, Manuel Armenteros, Anto J. Benitez, Miguel Ángel Betancor, The Use of Video Technologies in Refereeing Football and Other Sports, Routledge (?ISBN)

     A further factor to consider is the value of showing several replays of the same move but from different camera angles. This seems to add importance to the event shown. The transcendence of the action on the football field is greater when […]

4. (sports) A replayed match, often after the first game or match ended in a draw; a rematch.
5. A repetition of another event, scene, or occurrence; a recurrence or reenactment.

Quotations

Related terms

• instant replay
• replayability
• replay attack

Translations

Anagrams

• Player, Rapley, parley, pearly, player, prelay

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English replay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?pl?i/, /re?plei/, /ri?pl?i/, /ri?plei/

Noun

replay m (invariable)

1. replay (of a TV footage)