Utilization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Utilization \U`til*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. utilization.]
     The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  utilization
       n 1: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic
            drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn:
            {use}, {usage}, {utilisation}, {employment}, {exercise}]
       2: the state of having been made use of; "the rate of
          utilization"