by Charles Gonzales Gagui - CleVer Vibration
I came about these terms when I was asked to proof-read a material document. There I saw the word ‘ancillary’, I then crossed it out and put in the word auxiliary above it, thinking it was a typographical error.
Generally, auxiliary and ancillary can be used interchangeably and their meaning are sometimes blurred. They both can be used when you are talking about help, support, optional subsidiary equipment.
I believe the only difference is that
The word auxiliary is used when talking about supplementary support or extra support independent to the main equipment.
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I came about these terms when I was asked to proof-read a material document. There I saw the word ‘ancillary’, I then crossed it out and put in the word auxiliary above it, thinking it was a typographical error.
Generally, auxiliary and ancillary can be used interchangeably and their meaning are sometimes blurred. They both can be used when you are talking about help, support, optional subsidiary equipment.
I believe the only difference is that
The word auxiliary is used when talking about supplementary support or extra support independent to the main equipment.
Use auxiliary in a sentence:
- The junction box is part of the terminal box and it is termed as auxiliary terminal box.
- All manual shutdown switches shall have auxiliary normally closed contacts wired to the DCS to provide verification of manual ESD switch operation.
The word ancillary is used when talking about additional support or immediate support to the main equipment.
Use ancillary in a sentence:
- We need to have solid objectives to further achieve ancillary goals.
- They will be merely ancillary to our activities.
It is worth noting that auxiliary comes from auxilium meaning help and ancillary comes from the Latin ancilla meaning maid.
Making them synonyms.
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