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dual-purpose: a canal designed, constructed, operated and maintained for the combined purpose of navigation and irrigation; or irrigation and domestic and industrial water supply; also canal used in one season as an irrigation canal and in the other as a drainage channel
Category: Building industry

dual-purpose: i.e.trained in both engineering and seamanship
Category: Management in the public and private sector

dual-purpose: ditches on the farm,as in subirrigation method of irrigation which act in one season as irrigation ditches and in the other as drains
Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

general-purpose: semiconductor device whose specification is such as to suit many different applications; normally a medium-frequency medium-power transistor or diode, often in a plastic or other low-cost encapsulation
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

general-purpose: a computer that is designed to operate upon a wide variety of problems
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

general-purpose: software package which is not tailored to specific needs
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

general-purpose: the -- digital computer...can be set up to perform the arithmetic functions..of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division..and is able to perform at amazing speeds and with extre me accuracy.
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

multipurpose: a well used for recharge as well as for other beneficial purposes,viz.irrigation,domestic water supply,industrial water supply
Category: Management in the public and private sector

multipurpose: A berth capable of handling different types of ships.
Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs

multipurpose: A fishing vessel equipped so that any two or more different types of fishing gear can be operated without major modification to the vessel or her outfit.
Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

multipurpose: a hydroelectric power station not only generating electricity but also serving various other purposes such as flood protection,provision of drinking water,irrigation,river navigation,etc.
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

multipurpose: the computer systems that perform more than one primary function or task
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

multipurpose: project designed,constructed and operated to serve two or more interests or purposes,namely flood control,hydro-electric power,navigation,irrigation,fisheries,public water supplies,recreation.Project designed primarily for one of these purposes but providing incidental benefits to others is also referred to as multipurpose.It may be individual project,or a part,planned or improvised,of an integrated river basin development
Category: Building industry

multipurpose: the health visitor who deals with contraception and family planning as well as other health matters
Category: Medicine

multipurpose: operation or regulation of a reservoir so as to adjust water detention and release with two or more different types of demand (for irrigation, navigation, flood prevention, hydroelectric power generation; domestic and industrial water supply, recreation, etc.)which may be incident upon a single source or single flow of water; the objective being of arranging supplies so as to ensure the cooperative and optimum use of the available resources
Category: Management in the public and private sector

multipurpose: a basic access interface and primary rate interface
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

purpose: i.e.who wishes to use what personal data on Internet and why
Category: Law

single-purpose: project designed,constructed and operated to serve only one purpose,e.g.irrigation,flood control,hydro-electric power or navigation.It may be an independent project,or a part,planned or improvised,of an integrated river basin development
Category: Building industry

single-purpose: milling machine for massproduction
Category: Mechanical engineering

single-purpose: a drilling machine used for mass production
Category: Mechanical engineering

single-purpose: operation of a reservoir serving only one purpose,such as power of irrigation
Category: Building industry

special-purpose: reports presenting the findings and conclusions of special investigations and studies which are required to satisfy specific requests or legislation,to meet critical problems associated with only one phase of the development of projects under investigation,or to provide information on specific phases that will be applicable to more than one development
Category: Building industry

special-purpose: a computer that is designed to operate upon a restricted class of problems
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

special-purpose: the inherent versatility of the typewriter...has led to its application to many tasks...-- have been developed for use as composing machines..
Category: Management in the public and private sector

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