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Old 09-22-2003, 01:03 AM   #1
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App & Utility difference?


How we can differentiate between application and utility?
 
Old 09-22-2003, 01:27 AM   #2
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I think it's simply a terminology issue. Potato (P long O, tate, long O) Potato (P long O tot, short O long O). It all means the same as far as your system is concerned. I guess if one wanted to be technically correct though, my take would be:
Application = something all users on the system can have access to, use, abuse, and manipulate.
Utility = something privileged users/Super users should have access to for system maintenence, etc.

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Old 09-22-2003, 01:32 AM   #3
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Utility = To perform a specific task
Application = May perform multiple tasks by multiple users.

Am I right?
 
Old 09-22-2003, 01:33 AM   #4
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Sure, that'd be a good working definition.

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