utilization

1. The act of using (synset 100948944)
   "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
   is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
   subtypes:

   • practice - the exercise of a profession
   • play - utilization or exercise
   • abuse, misuse - improper or excessive use
   • development, exploitation - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
   • recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
   • application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
   same as: employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation
2. The state of having been made use of (synset 114604021)
   "the rate of utilization"
   is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes

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