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not limited or specialized in application or purpose
a general-purpose glue for routine household repairs
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Recent Examples of general-purpose
That type of reward is often better than what a general-purpose credit card would offer.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Such trackers are tailored for pet tracking, providing better results than general-purpose trackers.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
Turin handles up to 17% more instructions per cycle than its preceding generation for general-purpose enterprise and cloud workloads, with up to 37% higher IPC for AI and HPC workloads.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Conversely, a more general-purpose, out-of-the-box offering from an existing vendor may work well in the current IT ecosystem but often lags in capabilities.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Such trackers are tailored for pet tracking, providing better results than general-purpose trackers.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
Turin handles up to 17% more instructions per cycle than its preceding generation for general-purpose enterprise and cloud workloads, with up to 37% higher IPC for AI and HPC workloads.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Conversely, a more general-purpose, out-of-the-box offering from an existing vendor may work well in the current IT ecosystem but often lags in capabilities.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for general-purpose
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Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content.Daniel Thorp-Lancaster, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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Get unlimited digital access, along with subscriber-exclusive content, and more.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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As the season wound down, media reports had the Patriots interested in hiring Belichick as its head coach and general manager.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The report provided a variety of statistics about the office’s investigations, how many complaints were filed and the general types of allegations.Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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Goldschmidt, 37, is an unrestricted free agent for the first time following eight years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and six with the St. Louis Cardinals.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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This can occur when staff have physical access to facilities or unrestricted access to systems.Murali Thalluri, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“General-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general-purpose. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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