utility program
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referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresis a type of: computer program, computer programme, program, programme - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and executesubtypes:
- device driver, driver - (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
- diagnostic program - a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program
- input program - a utility program that organizes the input to a computer
- output program - a utility program that organizes the output of a computer
- sort program, sorting program - a utility program that sorts data items
- trace program - a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program
has: service routine, utility routine - a routine that can be used as neededsame as: service program, utility
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