utility

  • 41utility — u|til|i|ty [ju:ˈtılıti] n plural utilities [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: utilité, from Latin utilitas, from utilis useful , from uti; USE1] 1.) [C usually plural] a service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use ▪ Does… …

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  • 42Utility — Uti|li|ty [ju tiləti] der od. das; s, s <aus engl. utility »Nutzen, Nützlichkeit«, dies aus lat. utilitas, vgl. ↑Utilität> Computerprogramm für die Ausführung von Hilfs u. Wartungsarbeiten (EDV) …

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  • 43utility — 1. The benefit, pleasure, or satisfaction obtained by consuming a product or service. See also *diminishing returns and *value. 2. The practical usefulness of an item. 3. An abbreviation for *public utility …

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  • 44utility — turto naudingumas statusas T sritis turto vertinimas apibrėžtis Turto teikiamos naudos matas. atitikmenys: angl. utility šaltinis Tarptautiniai vertinimo standartai (2011) …

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  • 45utility — naudingumas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. efficiency; utility vok. Nutzbarkeit, f; Nutzeffekt, m rus. полезность, f pranc. efficacité, f …

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  • 46utility — /ju: tɪlɪti/ noun the usefulness or satisfaction that a consumer gets from a product ● The price charged depends on the product’s utility …

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  • 47utility — /ju: tɪlɪti/ noun a public service company, such as one that supplies water, gas or electricity or runs public transport ● Shares in utility companies or utilities offer good dividends …

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  • 48Utility Group — is the name of a breed group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds. How Utility Group is defined varies among kennel clubs, and different kennel clubs may not include the same breeds in their Utility Group …

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  • 49Utility computing — is the packaging of computing resources, such as computation, storage and services, as a metered service similar to a traditional public utility (such as electricity, water, natural gas, or telephone network). This model has the advantage of a… …

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  • 50Utility (disambiguation) — Utility is a measure of the happiness or satisfaction gained from a good or service in economics and game theory.Utility may also refer to: * Public utility, an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service, or the services… …

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