utility

  1. Noun.  The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
  2. Noun.  Something that is useful.
  3. Noun.  (economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
  4. Noun.  (business, finance) A service provider, such as an electric company or water company or its securities.
  5. Noun.  (computing) A software program specifically designed to help manage and tune the computer hardware, operating system or application software, and perform a single task or a small range of tasks; as opposed to application software which tends to be software suites.
  6. Noun.  (sports) The ability to play multiple positions.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.