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Meaning of utility

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  utility
      adj 1: used of beef; usable but inferior [syn: {utility(a)},
             {utility-grade}]
      2: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a
         team; "a utility infielder" [syn: {utility(a)},
         {substitute(a)}]
      n 1: a company that performs a public service; subject to
           government regulation [syn: {utility}, {public utility},
           {public utility company}, {public-service corporation}]
      2: the quality of being of practical use [syn: {utility},
         {usefulness}] [ant: {inutility}, {unusefulness},
         {uselessness}]
      3: 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"
      4: (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any
         situation involving choice
      5: (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"
         [syn: {utility program}, {utility}, {service program}]
      6: 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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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