utility
- Noun. The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
- Noun. Something that is useful.
- Noun. (economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
- Noun. (business, finance) A service provider, such as an electric company or water company or its securities.
- 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.
- Noun. (sports) The ability to play multiple positions.
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