utility

Meanings

Noun

• a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
• the quality of being of practical use
• the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
• (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
• (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"
• 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

Adjective Satellite

• used of beef; usable but inferior
• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
  • "a utility infielder"

Synonyms

public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, service program, substitute, usefulness, utility program, utility-grade