Utility (disambiguation) facts for kids

Utility is a measure of the happiness or satisfaction gained from a good or service in economics and game theory.

Utility or Utilities may also refer to:

In computers

• Utility, a software program for a limited narrow specific task: see Utility software
• Software tool
• utility (C++), a header file in the C++ Standard Library

In economics

• Cardinal utility, a utility index that preserves preference orderings
• Marginal utility, the change in the utility from an increase in the consumption of a good or service

In philosophy

• Utilitarianism, philosophical theories that deal with utility

Other uses

• Public utility, an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service, or the services themselves
• Utilities (film), a 1981 movie starring Robert Hays
• Utility (patentability requirement), one of the requirements for patentability in Canadian and United States patent laws
• Utility (car), a term used in Australia and New Zealand to refer to a pickup truck or coupe utility vehicle ("ute")
• Utility player, a term used in sports for a player who can play several positions competently.
• Utility furniture, produced in the United Kingdom during and just after World War II, under a Government scheme designed to cope with shortages of raw materials and rationing
• Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform, often abbreviated to "Utilities", the battledress uniform of the United States Marine Corps
• Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, an American semi-trailer and refridgerated and dry trailer manufacturer, often shortened to Utility

See also

In Spanish: Utilidad para niños

• All pages beginning with "Utility"