Generic
Generic is something that is general, common, or inclusive rather than specific, unique, or selective. Generic mood, a grammatical mood used to make generalized statements like Snow is white Generic antecedents, referents in linguistic contexts, which are classes. Generic role-playing game system, a framework that provides rule mechanics for any setting—world or environment or genre Generic drug, a drug identified by its chemical name rather than its brand name
In computer programming: Generic function, a computer programming entity made up of all methods having the same name Generic programming, (e.g. Free Pascal, C++, Java and C# generics) a computer programming technique that allows one value to take different datatypes in a type-safe manner GENERIC, a component of the GNU Compiler Collection. Generic!Artemis, a computer virus
In mathematics: Generic filter, a mathematical filter that satisfies certain properties. Generic point, a special kind of point whose behavior reflects the behavior of a closed subset of an algebraic variety or scheme. Generic property, a formal definition of a property shared by almost all objects of a certain type. (For example, almost all functions in a given class or almost all points in a given space.) GENERIC formalism, a mathematical framework to describe irreversible phenomena in thermodynamics
In business: Generic brand, a brand for a product that does not have an associated brand or trademark other than the trading name of the business providing the product Genericized trademark, a trademark that sometimes or usually replaces a common term in colloquial usage an ordinary language word which is not a registered trade name. Porter generic strategies, a category scheme of business strategies Semi-generic, a term used in the United States for certain wine designations that hold no legal meaning
In toponymy: the component of a place name that indicates the type of place. For example, in the names Santa Monica Boulevard and Mount Everest, the generics are Boulevard and Mount.
In zoology: anything pertaining to a genus.
In music: Album - Generic Flipper The Nintendo cover-band The Advantage was originally called Generic, and the band Generic is occasionally mentioned in scribblings by members of the band or their labels.
Translation of "Generic"
German: Generik, French: Générique, Japanese: ジェネリック.
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