utility
81Utility pole — A utility pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, power (electricity) pole, or telegraph post is a pole used to support overhead electrical wires, cables, and optical fiber and associated equipment. They may carry both wires to distribute electric… …
82Utility cooperative — A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members. Profits are either reinvested for infrastructure or distributed to members in the …
83Utility (patent) — In United States patent law, utility is a patentability requirement. Today, the utility requirement is the lowest bar and is easily met. Largely utility is used to prevent the patenting of inoperative devices such as perpetual motion machines.… …
84Utility submeter — or other multi tenant property to bill tenants for individual measured utility usage.Fact|date=August 2008OverviewTypical users of submetering are mobile home parks, apartment complexes, and commercial buildings. Usually, utility submetering is… …
85Utility Computing — Unter Utility Computing versteht man Techniken und Geschäftsmodelle, mit denen ein Service Provider seinen Kunden IT Dienstleistungen zur Verfügung stellt und diese nach Verbrauch abrechnet. Beispiele solcher Dienstleistungen sind Rechenleistung …
86Utility player — In sport, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently, a sort of jack of all trades. Sports in which the term is often used include football (soccer), baseball, water polo and softball.In cricket, the term all rounder is… …
87Utility station — The term utility station is used to describe fixed radio broadcasters disseminating signals that are not intended for reception by the general public (but such members are not actively prohibited from receiving). Utility stations, as the name… …
88Utility maximization problem — In microeconomics, the utility maximization problem is the problem consumers face: how should I spend my money in order to maximize my utility? Basic setupSuppose their consumption set, or the enumeration of all possible consumption bundles that… …
89Utility player (baseball) — In baseball, a utility player is a player who can play several different positions. In general, each major league baseball team has at least one player who can be described as a utility player. The most famous utility player is probably Pete Rose …
90Utility monster — The utility monster is a thought experiment in the study of ethics. It was created by philosopher Robert Nozick in 1974 as a criticism of utilitarianism. In the thought experiment, the idea of a monster is proposed who can turn resources into his …
