UTILIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does utilization mean? 

• UTILIZATION (noun)
  The noun UTILIZATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of using

2. the state of having been made use of

  Familiarity information: UTILIZATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UTILIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of using

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

employment; exercise; usage; use; utilisation; utilization

Context example:

skilled in the utilization of computers

Hypernyms ("utilization" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "utilization"):

practice (the exercise of a profession)

play (utilization or exercise)

abuse; misuse (improper or excessive use)

development; exploitation (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful)

recycling (the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products)

application; practical application (the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose)

Derivation:

utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The state of having been made use of

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

the rate of utilization

Hypernyms ("utilization" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

 Context examples 

Utilization of specific cells, modified or not, for treatment of diseases.

(Cellular Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients.

(Nutritional status, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Therefore, at a much lower dose, beloranib can induce liver fat utilization and reduce cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis.

(Beloranib, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to healthcare resource utilization.

(Healthcare Resource Utilization Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by reduction in the elements involved in blood coagulation due to their utilization in widespread blood clotting within the vessels.

(Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Food and Drug Administration)

Support research strategies for promoting effective health care utilization among persons with HIV infection.

(Coordination and Collaboration, NCI Thesaurus)

As an antimetabolite, a fluoropyrimidine interferes with pyrimidine utilization and incorporation into DNA and RNA.

(Fluoropyrimidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Any condition related to a disturbance between proper intake and utilization of nourishment.

(Nutritional Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The utilization or development of computer programs to solve, analyze, understand or manage any simple or complex task.

(Computational Technique, NCI Thesaurus)

Support the effective dissemination, communication, and utilization of HIV/AIDS information to all constituent communities of the NIH.

(Improve Access, NCI Thesaurus)