utilitarian
         adj 1: having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"
                  [syn: {utilitarian}, {useful}]
         2: having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain
            utilitarian kitchenware"
         n 1: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on
               its utility

English Dictionary: utility program	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utilitarianism n doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utility adj used of beef; usable but inferior [syn: utility(a), utility-grade] capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" Synonym(s): utility(a), substitute(a) n a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation Synonym(s): utility, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation the quality of being of practical use Synonym(s): utility, usefulness Antonym(s): inutility, unusefulness, uselessness 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" (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" Synonym(s): utility program, utility, service program 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"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utility bond n a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services Synonym(s): utility bond, utility revenue bond
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utility man n a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utility 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" Synonym(s): utility program, utility, service program
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utility revenue bond n a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services Synonym(s): utility bond, utility revenue bond
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utility routine n a routine that can be used as needed [syn: {utility routine}, service routine]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utility-grade adj used of beef; usable but inferior [syn: utility(a), utility-grade]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Utilitarian \U*til`i*ta"ri*an\, a. [See {Utility}.]       1. Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility;             [?]iming at utility as distinguished from beauty,             ornament, etc.; sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or             characterized by, a regard for utility of a lower kind, or             marked by a sordid spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a             utilitarian indifference to art.          2. Of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting             utilitarianism; as, the utilitarian view of morality; the             Utilitarian Society. --J. S. Mill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Utilitarian \U*til`i*ta"ri*an\, n.       One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism.                   The utilitarians are for merging all the particular                virtues into one, and would substitute in their place                the greatest usefulness, as the alone principle to                which every question respecting the morality of actions                should be referred.                                 --Chalmers.                   But what is a utilitarian? Simply one who prefers the                useful to the useless; and who does not? --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Utilitarianism \U*til`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.       1. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest             number should be the end and aim of all social and             political institutions. --Bentham.          2. The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that             virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote             the highest happiness of the universe. --J. S. Mill.          3. The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of             morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined             by its usefulness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Utility \U*til"i*ty\, n. [OE. utilite, F. utilit[82], L.       utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See {Utile}.]       1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness;             production of good; profitableness to some valuable end;             as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the             sciences; the utility of medicines.                         The utility of the enterprises was, however, so                      great and obvious that all opposition proved                      useless.                                             --Macaulay.          2. (Polit. Econ.) Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants;             intrinsic value. See Note under {Value}, 2.                         Value in use is utility, and nothing else, and in                      political economy should be called by that name and                      no other.                                          --F. A.                                                                               Walker.          3. Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the             greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism. --J.             S. Mill.          Syn: Usefulness; advantageous; benefit; profit; avail;                service.          Usage: {Utility}, {Usefulness}. Usefulness has an Anglo-Saxon                   prefix, utility is Latin; and hence the former is used                   chiefly of things in the concrete, while the latter is                   employed more in a general and abstract sense. Thus,                   we speak of the utility of an invention, and the                   usefulness of the thing invented; of the utility of an                   institution, and the usefulness of an individual. So                   beauty and utility (not usefulness) are brought into                   comparison. Still, the words are often used                   interchangeably.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
utility-coder          A language for data manipulation and report       generation.          ["User's Manual for utility-coder", Cambridge Computer       Association, Jul 1977].          (1997-12-09)