GENERICS

Noun

generics

plural of generic

(computing, programming) The use of templates etc. to create generic source code that can be used in many situations.

Anagrams

• Genseric, creesing, screeing

Source: Wiktionary


GENERIC

Ge*ner"ic, Ge*ner"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf. F. générique. See Gender.]

1. (Biol.)

Definition: Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name.

2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to Ant: specific.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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