Examining the differences between "Site Defintion" and "Site Template"

Hi all,

The concepts of "Site Definitions" and "Site Templates" are slightly confusing. I have jotted down the basic differences between the two. 

The concept is quite similar to the "Application pages" and "Site Pages" whereas 

 i) Application pages: are on the file system, complex to develop, only developers can create etc. 

ii) Site pages: are on the database, simple to develop, end users can do using Web UI etc. 

For more information on the "Application pages" and "Site Pages", please refer to my blog.  

Site Definitions	Site Templates
1) Requires administration access to the server	Installable  from the Web UI by site owners
2) Supports feature stapling	Additional features must be activated in gallery
3) Files on the file system	Files on the database.
4) Can provision multiple webs	Single web only
5) Relatively complex	Relatively simple

Cheers, 

--Aroh