A small program, or set of small programs, that supports the OS by providing additional services that the OS does not provide. Some services they commonly provide are: disk backup, disk optimization, file recovery, safe formatting, and resource editing.
A program designed to perform maintenance work on a system or on system components, e.g. a storage backup program, a disk and file recovery program, or a resource editor. The CCITT international communications standards, pronounced "vee-dot." Various V. standards cover speed (modulation), error correction, data compression, and signaling characteristics.
(ISO) A computer program in general support of the processes of a computer; e.g., a diagnostic program, a trace program, a sort program. Syn: service program. See: utility software.
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
a computer software program that helps maintain and improve the efficiency of your
an after-market application that does housekeeping operations to assist you in maintaining and improving your computer's performance
a systems program that carries out specific tasks for the user
a type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks, usually related to managing a computer, its devices, or its programs
A program that helps you to perform maintenance or correct problems with your computer system.
A type of software that performs a specific task, usually related to managing or maintaining the computer system.
A computer program that performs common data management tasks, such as importing/exporting and sorting data.
A computer program in general support of computer processes; for example, a diagnostic program, a trace program, a sort program.
System software that performs a specific task, usually related to managing a computer, its devices, or its programs; included in operating systems. Also called utility. 1.12, 3.3, 7.15, 8.27- 31, 12.21