English > utility program: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer. |
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| Example | "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users" |
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| Synonyms | utility, service program |
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| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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| Parts | utility routine, service routine | A routine that can be used as needed |
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| Narrower | diagnostic program | A program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program |
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| driver, device driver | (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device |
| input program | A utility program that organizes the input to a computer |
| output program | A utility program that organizes the output / output of a computer |
| sort program, sorting program | A utility program that sorts data items |
| trace program | A utility program that exhibits the sequence / sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program |
| Broader | program, programme, computer program, computer programme | (computer science) a sequence / sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute |
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| Spanish | programa de servicio, utilidad |
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| Catalan | utilitat |
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