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utility

n. 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"

utility

n. (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

Utility

n. [includes concepts related to programs intended to make the use of a computer or of an application program easier]

utility

n. 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, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation

n. a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

utility program, utility, service program

n. (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"

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vesture

n. something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green"

convenience

n. the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

advantage, reward

n. benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"

benefit, welfare

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"

significance

n. the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

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inutility, uselessness, unusefulness

n. the quality of having no practical use

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