Meaning Utility
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In the analysis of health outcomes, a number between 0 and 1 that is assigned to a state of health or an outcome. Perfect health has a utility value of 1. Death has a utility value of 0.
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See Cost.
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A power company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, which is regulated at state and federal levels.
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  See Electric utility.
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A regulated entity which exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly. For the purposes of electric industry restructuring, "utility" refers to the regulated, vertically-integrated ele [..]
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Often defined as the satisfaction derived from consumption of a good or service.
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late 14c., "fact of being useful," from Old French utilite "usefulness" (13c., Modern French + utilité), earlier utilitet (12c.), from Latin utilitatem (nominative utilitas) " [..]
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1. (general definition) The state or quality of being useful. 2. (economic definition) The usefulness received by consumers from buying, owning, or consuming a product.
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Commonly refers to a program used for managing system resources such as disk drives, printers, and other devices; utilities sometimes are installed as memory-resident programs. Example: the suite of p [..]
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company or organization that distributes electricity, water, or gas to residents and businesses.
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Utility is a term used by economists to describe the degree of satisfaction related to consumption of a particular good or service.  When we evaluate competing offers from suppliers we are essentially [..]
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In health economics, a 'utility' is the measure of the preference or value that an individual or society gives a particular health state. It is generally a number between 0 (representing dea [..]
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The satisfaction of wants and needs obtained from the use or consumption of goods and services. The terms utility and satisfaction are, for the most part, used interchangeably in economics. Two other [..]
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a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation utility(a): used of beef; usable but inferior the quality of being of practical use utility(a): capable of substituting in an [..]
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A specialized program that performs a frequently required everyday task such as sorting, report program generation, or file updating.
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usefulness, a useful thing
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n. Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.
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an industry providing a service such as power and water.
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Player of any position, unrestricted
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Fitness for some desirable practical or commercial purpose.
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Definition A basic service such as electricity, gas, or water, or the company that provides such a service. Utilities are often regulated by the government.
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A program that performs a very specific task, usually related to managing system resources. Operating systems contain a number of utilities for managing disk drives, printers, and other devices. Utili [..]
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noun. 1. With regard to making decisions and economic theory, the subjective worth of some result to a person in industrial and establishmental psychology, the worth of an intervention or system evalu [..]
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A small program that expands the capability of a computer's operating system by enabling it to perform an additional task, usually something as routine as managing a disk drive, printer, scanner, [..]
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Utility is a measure of how satisfying, rewarding, and pleasurable consuming or experiencing a particular thing is. A main tenet of the doctrine of Utilitarianism, utility is not only the happiness de [..]
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1. A small computer program that performs some very useful function. For example, utilities exist to convert files from one format to another, to compress files, to detect and eliminate viruses, and to defragment hard drives. Utilities fill the gaps in an operating system, providing useful features that were left out. As an operating system grows, [..]
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pl: -ties 1 : fitness for some purpose or worth to some end 2 a : public utility b : a service or commodity provided by a public utility [paid for rent and utilities] ;also : equipment or ...
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grade of beef. Utility grade meat comes from older cattle and is used to produce sausages or canned beef entrees, such as beef stew.
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An entity that generates, transmits and/or distributes electricity from facilities that it owns and operates.
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An abstract measure of the satisfaction consumers derive from consuming goods and services.
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In economics, the term utility refers to the set of values an economic agent puts on various goods (or services).
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Investor-owned utility and publicly-owned utility administrators seeking information about renewable energy financing.
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A small computer program that enhances the capabilities of web browsers and FTP software.
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(n) a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation(n) the quality of being of practical use(n) the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public [..]
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A small computer program that performs some very useful function. For example, utilities exist to convert files from one format to another, to compress files, to detect and eliminate viruses, and to defragment hard drives. Utilities fill the gaps in an operating system, providing useful features that were left out. As an operating system grows, it [..]
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An entity that physically transmits or distributes electricity in the state to a retail electric customer. See also, “Electric Distribution Company.”
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Also known as a TDSP, the utility in your area is responsible for the transmission and delivery of electricity to your home or business. They also take care of local energy infrastructure such as powe [..]
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The name of the LSA.
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A company that produces and/or distributes consumer electricity regionally or in an entire state.
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A regulated energy company with the characteristics of a natural monopoly.
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An organization responsible for the installation, operation, or maintenance of electric supply or communications systems.
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utilitas
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Utility, or usefulness, is the (perceived) ability of something to satisfy needs or wants. In health economics, utilities measure the strength of patient preferences. For example, how important variou [..]
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A regulated entity which exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly. For the purposes of electric industry restructuring, "utility" refers to the regulated, vertically-integrated electric company. "Transmission utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the transmission system only. "Distribution utility&quo [..]
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Refers to the electricity utility company. In the emirate of Abu Dhabi it refers to Al Ain Distribution Company or Abu Dhabi Distribution Company.
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Means the electric lines or electrical plant, and includes all lands, buildings, works and materials attached thereto belonging to any person acting as a generating company or licensee under the provisions of Electricity Act 2003.
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The value to a decision maker of a particular choice alternative. A rationale decision maker is assumed to maximize utility when making a choice. A utility function expresses this unobserved utility a [..]
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A public utility or power authority that is responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity to the mass market.
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A company that provides electricity, water, gas, phone or Internet for residential and commercial use. May or may not be a cooperative entity.
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A specialised program designed for more technical users as a tool, or set of tools, for checking the system, housekeeping, monitoring system health/status, repairing files, etc. Access to utility programs by non-technical users should be restricted. *** The Information Security Glossary ***
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A program used to configure or maintain systems, or to make changes to stored or transmitted data.
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An entity (whether investor-owned, cooperative, or municipal) that provides electric, water, or natural gas service for residential, commercial, and industrial consumption.
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A company or other organization that provides a public service, such as supplying electricity, natural gas, or water.
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The total satisfaction derived from the consumption of goods or services.
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A company that provides the public with essentials such as electricity or water.
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Utility: The lowest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quality grade for pork and one of the lowest for beef, lamb and veal; the meat is usually used for ground, canned or otherwise processed produ [..]
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A basic service supplied to the public, such as water, electricity, gas, and sometimes telecommunications or transport.
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Utility is a term which has a long history in connection with the attempts of philosophers and political economists to explain the phenomenon of value. ...
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"Utility" means a plant, works or other property used for development, generation, storage, distribution or transmission of electricity, or development or transmission of water for domestic [..]
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A regulated vertically-integrated electricity company. "Transmission utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the transmission system only. "Distribution utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the distribution system which serves retail customers.
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A measure of the satisfaction received from some type of economic activity (i.e., consumption of goods and services or the sale of factor services).
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Utility spells are spells that benefit the caster's team in ways other than damaging their opponents. Crowd control
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The extent to which an evaluation produces and disseminates reports that inform relevant audiences and have beneficial impact on their work.
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A regulated entity which exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly. For the purposes of electric industry restructuring, "utility" refers to the regulated, vertically integrated electric company. "Transmission utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the transmission system only. "Distribution utility&quo [..]
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A supplier that provides a basic service such as delivering electricity, natural gas, and/or water to a community.
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Refers to the usefulness of the information to its intended users, including the public. In assessing the usefulness of information that the agency disseminates to the public, the agency needs to cons [..]
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utility is the internal satisfaction that a person acts to optimize
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A regulated entity which exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly. For the purposes of electric industry restructuring "utility" refers to the regulated, vertically-integrated electric company. "*Transmission utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the transmission system only. "*Dis [..]
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A sanitary sewer, storm sewer, potable water distribution, and transmission, distribution, or furnishing, at wholesale or retail, of natural or manufactured gas, electricity, telephone, or radio servi [..]
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to a consumer is the happiness or satisfaction the consumer obtains by consuming goods. Utility can be cardinal or ordinal.
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A power company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, which is regulated at state and federal levels.
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In economics, utility is a measure of preferences over some set of goods (including services: something that satisfies human wants); it represents satisfaction experienced by the consumer of a good. T [..]
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In economics, utility is a measure of preferences over some set of goods (including services: something that satisfies human wants); it represents satisfaction experienced by the consumer of a good. T [..]
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In economics, utility is a measure of preferences over some set of goods (including services: something that satisfies human wants); it represents satisfaction experienced by the consumer of a good. T [..]
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In United States patent law, utility is a patentability requirement. As provided by 35 U.S.C. § 101, an invention is "useful" if it provides some identifiable benefit and is capable of use. [..]
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In economics, utility is a measure of preferences over some set of goods (including services: something that satisfies human wants); it represents satisfaction experienced by the consumer of a good. T [..]
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Utility is a measure of the happiness or satisfaction gained from a good or service in economics and game theory. Utility may also refer to: Public utility, an organization that maintains the infrastr [..]
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In economics, utility is a measure of preferences over some set of goods (including services: something that satisfies human wants); it represents satisfaction experienced by the consumer of a good. T [..]
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