Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? What's the difference?

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It is a common misconception that hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones are all vastly different types of storm systems, but why is that? The answer is actually quite simple. The different names are entirely based on the region that the tropical system forms and exists in.
While each term refers to a tropical system in general, "hurricanes" and "typhoons" represent a specifically stronger type of tropical system. A "tropical cyclone" on the other hand is a much more overarc