I think when I hear the terms, a "dashpot" is a specific mechanism and a "snubber" is its purpose. You can use dashpots for other purposes, and you can build sn

I think when I hear the terms, a "dashpot" is a specific mechanism and a "snubber" is its purpose. You can use dashpots for other purposes, and you can build snubbers out of things other than dashpots.