utilization

noun

Definition of utilizationnext
as in application

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Recent Examples of utilization Agility says the improvement could support more than two full shifts of work each day, helping customers increase utilization across their robot fleets. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 Infrastructure should therefore be continuously rightsized using actual utilization rather than theoretical demand. — Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 This model forces robotics companies to confront utilization directly. — Navin Chaddha, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Some plans are also adding utilization requirements, such as prior authorization. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 This creates the potential to improve fuel utilization and operating margins without requiring wholesale replacement of existing liquid hydrogen storage assets. — Josh McMorrow, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Industrial production and capacity utilization are released Friday. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
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  1. application
  2. use
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  • That includes procurement sources, manufacturing readiness, technology maturity and application requirements.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That law made refugee applications some of the most rigorously scrutinized within the immigration system.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of application
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  • Earlier this month, the emirate launched AiNative, a program with OpenAI, Microsoft and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, to train 20,000 government workers in practical and responsible AI use by the end of the year.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Potential uses include drug discovery, neuroscience, energy, aerospace, robotics and advanced manufacturing research.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Utilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilization. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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