utilityとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /juːˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
• 韻: -ɪlɪti

名詞

utility (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 utilities)

1. The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
   • 1818, Jane Austen, Persuasion, Chapter III:

     "The profession has its utility, but I should be sorry to see any friend of mine belonging to it."

2. Something that is useful.
3. (economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
4. (philosophy) Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
5. (business, finance) A service provider, such as an electric company or water company; or, the securities of such a provider.
6. (computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system or application software.

   I've bought a new disk utility that can recover deleted files.

   • 1982, InfoWorld (volume 4, number 10, page 35)

     The system includes an 8080 and a Z80 assembler, a Tektronix format downloader and other utilities.

7. (sports) The ability to play multiple positions.

反意語

• disutility
• inutility

派生語

• beautility
• multiutility
• utilitarian

形容詞

utility

1. Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.

   utility line; utility bill

2. Designating of a room in a house or building where mechanical equipment is installed; such as a furnace, water tank/heater, circuit breaker, and/or air conditioning unit; and often equipped with hookups for laundry equipment (washer/dryer).

   utility room

同意語

• (state of being useful): usefulness, note
• See also Thesaurus:utility