What's the difference between lanyard and wristband?

Lanyard


Definition:

  • (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.
  • (n.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "In that process I didn't see many blue lanyards, I didn't see many Gatwick people.
  • (2) The high-pitched squeal of F1 engines and lanyard-wearing, flag-waving fans have melted away in Melbourne to be replaced by what is becoming an annual debate in the Victorian capital – do we really want or need the Australian Grand Prix?
  • (3) Careful measurements and overlay construction of the wounds relative to the magazine catch, lanyard ring, magazine chamber, and butt of a 32-caliber Eistegui Hermanos fibar (España) automatic pistol led to the conclusion that either the alleged weapon or one identical to it caused the fatal injuries.
  • (4) Inside are three booths, in each one a lanyarded-up, clipboard-wielding Kiss employee on a stool.
  • (5) The idea became the focus of many trust board meetings; lanyards and badges with the logo were produced; reminders popped up in clinics, on computer screensavers and trust intranets; chief executives began to blog about the campaign, and it was a frequent topic of conversation at many healthcare conferences.
  • (6) As I walk in to conference, blue “Conservative Friends of India” lanyard around my neck, I endure the rather novel experience of being called “Fucking Tory scumbag!” As I turn to confront my detractors, one man continues to angrily jab the air, yelling, until he realises he’s only causing collateral damage.
  • (7) The former chief secretary to the treasury and shadow everything produces her lanyard with dazzling insouciance and continues to fish-dance her way in.
  • (8) Twitter was briefly awash with speculation that some athletes hid their security pass lanyards bearing the Atos logo as they entered the stadium.
  • (9) That’s $700 just to walk around conference rooms with a lanyard, pressed khakis and a titanic sense of entitlement to American hegemony.
  • (10) And who can forget Ed Balls, locked outside Bilderberg, fumbling through an entire suitcase full of papers looking for his lanyard .
  • (11) The IPC president also defended the involvement of Atos, the IT giant whose name adorns the lanyards of all accredited Games athletes and staff but has been criticised by disability rights campaigners for its involvement in assessing whether benefit claimants are "fit for work".
  • (12) Ed wasn’t comfortable in his own skin.” On the beach, close to the Metropole, three young women are relaxing in their Girlguiding uniforms and Labour conference lanyards.
  • (13) At the gates of St George’s hospital in Tooting in south-west London, doctors handed out leaflets, turquoise stickers and lanyards with the caption “one profession”, while some passing motorists beeped in support.
  • (14) They’ve either got a table reservation or they’re wearing a lanyard.
  • (15) Keogh was, he pointed out, born at the hospital that was later replaced with the Armadale health campus, where he addressed the media on Tuesday with Plibersek, the WA senator Sue Lines, an assorted crew of lanyard-wearing hospital workers and, briefly, a bus – happily marrying his two of his three campaign platforms of health cuts and public transport investment.
  • (16) This week we found that even the lanyard set are impressed by the fact that protests and direct action are constraining Donald Trump’s capacity to act.
  • (17) West’s record label has since pulled the audio, so that particular video now features middle-managers swinging their lanyards to deathly silence.
  • (18) Thus, for example, the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust's concern about infections on its wards was unanimously deemed by the judges to qualify its duty to respect nurse Shirley Chaplin's wish to wear religious jewellery, and management's rejected suggestion that she could tie her cross to her staff ID lanyard was an adequate workaround.
  • (19) ParalympicsGB, was adamant there was no protest: it was windy, and the lanyards had been tucked away to stop them rattling.
  • (20) Workers will wear lanyards around their necks, fitted with miniature cameras.

Wristband


Definition:

  • (n.) The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) You will leave your house without your watch or wristband, but you will never leave your house without your shoes.” Blending in with existing apparel The challenge faced by Google Glass and other wearable technologies is that they rely on the user being prepared to wear an extra item of apparel.
  • (2) The deputy mayor of Salzburg eventually donated boxes full of colourful wristbands normally used at political rallies, which Müller used instead.
  • (3) Ignorance of the scale of the challenge can sometimes be bliss, he added: “You can be halfway up the mountain before you realise what the challenges are.” Stapleton’s keynote speech was followed by a panel discussion by the owners of three very different businesses: Joanna Montgomery, who founded Little Riot , which makes Pillow Talk wristbands; Nick Edwards, founder of software company Papaya Resources ; and Arpana Gandhi, who founded Disarmco , a company that has developed a safe way of disposing of landmines and other unexploded ordnance (explosive weapons).
  • (4) David Cameron tweeted his support and a photograph of him wearing a Help for Heroes wristband.
  • (5) Undercover underwear What do you do when you develop a cunning remote-monitoring system to track soldiers’ performance in the field, but they don’t want to wear a clumsy chest strap, or forget to wear the wristband?
  • (6) Plug and play modules make up the wristband Blocks intends to create a selection of modules that can be connected in any combination to produce a smartwatch.
  • (7) Will we have smart ovens by Christmas that will know how to cook turkey while we watch football on 4K TVs, monitoring our sofa habits with wristbands?
  • (8) Opposition supporters in Europe used the concerts as forums to denounce Iran's ruling system and flash the green wristbands and scarves that symbolised the protest movement.
  • (9) On Sunday the Clippers played wearing black wristbands and black socks in protest, but appeared distracted and lost 118-97.
  • (10) One day, one of the Sharks went to a sports store and bought a leather archer's wristband.
  • (11) The seller responded: “We are sorry that we are not VAT-registered.” A Fitbit wristband, sold by John Lewis for £93.95, is offered by another overseas company for £92.89.
  • (12) The president, wearing a pink wristband to promote breast cancer awareness, hammered home the point just in case anyone thought he was just making a stray remark.
  • (13) McGrath wore wristbands to hide his wounds and inspired Villa to a 6-0 lead.
  • (14) Subjects in Group 1 (N = 8) used acupressure wristbands for five days, followed by five days without therapy.
  • (15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Wearing your tech on your wrist: the recycled Worldbeing wristband Well dressed: carbon-tracking wristband 2015 is the year wearable tech went mainstream, and esigner Benjamin Hubert now wants us to use it to tackle climate change.
  • (16) Panel Joanna Montgomery , founder of Little Riot, which makes Pillow Talk wristbands.
  • (17) So on my second visit, I use my wristband to trot out to newly opened Hantverk & Found (18 King St), a tiny seafood cafe and gallery, for gorgeous local seafood dishes and a clever winelist.
  • (18) There are gloves that can turn your fingers into a phone, jeans that have skin moisturisers built in, and even a wristband that monitors your nervous system and can tell you when you need to calm down.
  • (19) Asked if it could provide a VAT receipt, the selling firm, which gives as its address a six-bedroom residential house in upstate New York, said in an email: “I apolgize [sic] but we do not supply VAT invoices.” The iPad and Fitbit wristband were among 24 popular items in a £1,818.20 sample order placed on Amazon as part of the Guardian’s investigation.
  • (20) Wristbands that carried the number people needed to text were handed out at the events, but the charges were written on the inside of the wristband in small print.