| 释义 | general-purposeˌgeneral-ˈpurpose adjective [only before noun]    suitable for most situations or jobs, or having a wide range of uses:All the computers we consider are general-purpose, at least in theory, although they may be oriented towards particular application areas.Most research in the field has concentrated on modelling logical-sequential computation, which is well suited to general-purpose digital computers.Some of the programs, however, are of the general-purpose type.Specific, narrow-targeted services should be developed either to replace or supplement general-purpose business information services.The remaining techniques have not given rise to general-purpose instruments but have proved useful in particular experiments.
 a general-purpose computer |