Difference between Inoperative and Defunct

What is the difference between Inoperative and Defunct?

Inoperative as an adjective is not working or functioning; either idle or broken while Defunct as an adjective is deceased, dead.

Inoperative

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not working or functioning; either idle or broken No longer legally binding

Defunct

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Deceased, dead.No longer in use, inactive.Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.No longer in business or service.

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