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Difference between sending a message and emitting it

Halfway through the RabbitMQ tutorial, I noticed that the tutorial stops referring to producers “sending” messages and starts using the verb “emit” instead — and pretty consistently, too; after the second tutorial, the verb “send” is no longer used to describe a producer transmitting messages.

Is there a difference between iterable and enumerable?

Many languages seem to have structures that are very similar called iterable or enumerable. These are structures that can be iterated or enumerated over, which seem to me extremely similar things. Are these words synonymous or is there a subtle semantic difference between iterable and enumerable which justifies the choice of term?

Is there a difference between iterable and enumerable?

Many languages seem to have structures that are very similar called iterable or enumerable. These are structures that can be iterated or enumerated over, which seem to me extremely similar things. Are these words synonymous or is there a subtle semantic difference between iterable and enumerable which justifies the choice of term?