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Utility

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

A program used to configure or maintain systems, or to make changes to stored or transmitted data.

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Senses

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the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility

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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

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the quality of being of practical use

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(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

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a company that performs a public service

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

Classifications

Entity Type

System72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
public utilitypublic utility companypublic-service corporationservice programusefulnessutility program
plural
Utilities
possessive
Utility's
pluralpossessive
Utilities'