Definition of Utilization

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utilization
n. employment, use of; putting to practical use

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Utilization Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Integrated Circuit Terminology
Utilization
the actual hours a tool is producing product divided by the scheduled production hours for the tool.


Utilization Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Utilization
(n.)
The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.
  

WordNet 2.0
utilization

Noun
1. the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
(synonym) use, usage, utilisation, employment, exercise
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) practice
(derivation) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
2. the state of having been made use of; "the rate of utilization"
(hypernym) state

hEnglish - advanced version
utilization

utilization
\u`til*i*za"tion\ (?), n. [cf. f. utilization.] the act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.
utilization
n : the act of using; "the steps were worn from years of use" [syn: use, usage, utilisation, employment, exercise]





Utilization Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Utilization
In queueing theory, utilization is the proportion of the system's resources which is used by the traffic which arrives at it. It should be strictly less than one for the system to function well. It is usually represented by the symbol . If then the queue will continue to grow as time goes on. In the simplest case of an M/M/1 queue (Poisson arrivals and a single Poisson server) then it is given by the mean arrival rate over the mean service rate, that is,
where is the mean arrival rate and is the mean service rate.

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