The basement or ground floor is generally differentiated in the treatment of its masonry, and is often rusticated.

In the Eastern provinces of Canada horizontally mounted traffic lights are generally differentiated by shape to facilitate identification for those with color blindness.

A backplane is generally differentiated from a motherboard by the lack of on-board processing and storage elements.

Cyrillic Ka is generally differentiated from its Latin and Greek counterparts by drawing its diagonal spurs with curves instead of straight lines.

Green development is generally differentiated from sustainable development in that Green development prioritizes what its proponents consider to be environmental sustainability over economic and cultural considerations.

The ecclesiastical parish covers the same area as the civil parish and the two are generally not differentiated between.

Mergers are generally differentiated from acquisitions partly by the way in which they are financed and partly by the relative size of the companies.

Kayaks are generally differentiated from canoes by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle.

However, rock climbing is generally differentiated by its sustained use of hands to support the climber's weight as well as to provide balance.

Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and by having two blades on the paddle instead of one.