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Definisjon av utility

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
utility - the quality of being of practical use
usefulness
inutility, unusefulness, uselessness the quality of having no practical use
quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
detergence, detergency detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
purpose, role, function, use an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
helpfulness the property of providing useful assistance
use the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
serviceability, serviceableness, usability, usableness, useableness the quality of being able to provide good service
instrumentality an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
practicality concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
utility - a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation
service the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"
phone company, phone service, telco, telephone company, telephone service a public utility that provides telephone service
electric company, light company, power company, power service a public utility that provides electricity
water company, waterworks a public utility that provides water
gas company, gas service a public utility that provides gas
utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities"
installation, facility the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
electrical plant, electrical system equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
heating plant, heating system, heating, heat utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"
utility - (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
system of measurement, metric a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
economic science, economics, political economy the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
utility - the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
utility - (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
utility program, service program
computer program, computer programme, programme, program a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours"
computer science, computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
device driver, driver a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
diagnostic program a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program
input program a utility program that organizes the input to a computer
output program a utility program that organizes the output of a computer
sort program, sorting program a utility program that sorts data items
trace program a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program

Adjective
utility - capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
substitute
secondary belonging to a lower class or rank
utility - used of beef; usable but inferior
utility-grade
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Substantiv
utility - The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
utility - Something that is useful.
utility - The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
utility - A service provider, such as an electric company or water company; or, the securities of such a provider.
utility - A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system or application software.
utility - The ability to play multiple positions.

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  • Utility is a measure of relative satisfaction. Given this measure, one may speak meaningfully of increasing or decreasing utility, and thereby explain economic behavior in terms of attempts to increase one's utility. Utility is often modeled to be affected by consumption of various goods and services, possession of wealth and spending of leisure time.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • utility
    An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water.\n(Source: CED)
  • utility
    The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants.

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