utility

名词 utility:

1. a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
   同义词：public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation
2. the quality of being of practical use
   同义词：usefulness
3. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
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
   同义词：utility program, 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

形容词 utility:

1. used of beef; usable but inferior
   同义词：utility-grade
2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
   同义词：substitute

1. A utility infielder.
   能攻善守的内场手
2. Short for binder utility, an operating-system program that performs binding.
   联编实用程序的简称，是一种能够实现联接和编辑的操作系统级的程序。参阅link－editor。
3. The source entry utility operation during which source statements are keyed in and added a new records in a source member.
   一种源输入公用程序的操作，在这一操作过程中，它将键入的源语句作为新记录加到源成员中。
4. Their research project has limited practical utility.
   他们的研究项目实用价值很有限。