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The difference between dielectric and insulator lies in its field of application.

Dielectrics are used to store the electric charges, while insulators are used to block the flow of electric charges ( they more or less act like a wall).

While all dielectrics are insulators (they don't allow the flow of electric charges through them) all insulators aren't dielectric because they can't store charges unlike dielectrics.

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