˜yÐÄvlog

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general-purpose

[ jen-er-uhl-pur-puhs ]

adjective

  1. useful in many ways; not limited in use or function:

    a good general-purpose dictionary.



general-purpose

adjective

  1. having a range of uses or applications; not restricted to one function
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of general-purpose1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Some permanent bodies are now being established, such as climate-specific assemblies in Brussels and Milan, and general-purpose ones in Paris and the German-speaking zone of eastern Belgium.

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While reconfigurable soft robots are still in their infancy, such a technique could someday enable general-purpose robots that can adapt their shapes to accomplish diverse tasks.

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In the budget meeting last week, Carvalho committed to additional general-purpose funding to schools and also, separately, to school arts programs that faced cutbacks.

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Similar to general-purpose AI chatbots, companion bots use vast amounts of training data to mimic human language.

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She comments: 'Instead of using a general-purpose computer with all its possibilities, you can build specific hardware; a tiny chip that does the job, keeping things much smaller and energy-efficient.'

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