as in unlimited
not limited or specialized in application or purpose
a general-purpose glue for routine household repairs
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Recent Examples of general-purpose
Off in its own corner is a company called D-Wave, which makes hardware that relies on quantum effects to perform calculations, but isn't a general-purpose quantum computer.
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
However, the unique demands of medical coding present challenges that general-purpose LLMs aren't equipped to solve effectively.
—Sameer Ather, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Far from a general-purpose chatbot, the sandbox was envisioned as a secure, cost-effective environment for federal employees to explore how AI might be able to assist their work, according to the program’s code base on GitHub—for instance, by testing prompts and designing custom models.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Use Domain-Specific AI Agents AI bias is quite rampant in general-purpose AI models.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
However, the unique demands of medical coding present challenges that general-purpose LLMs aren't equipped to solve effectively.
—Sameer Ather, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Far from a general-purpose chatbot, the sandbox was envisioned as a secure, cost-effective environment for federal employees to explore how AI might be able to assist their work, according to the program’s code base on GitHub—for instance, by testing prompts and designing custom models.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Use Domain-Specific AI Agents AI bias is quite rampant in general-purpose AI models.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for general-purpose
Adjective
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Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Now through May 4, entrees start at $14.99 and come with unlimited soup or salad + breadsticks.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a stunning move, the Denver Nuggets terminated head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, a week before the NBA playoffs begin.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Mélanie Turpin has been named general manager of human resources.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Nuggets arrived at another crossroads last offseason when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope became an unrestricted free agent.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article The new NFL year officially began March 12, and the negotiating window for unrestricted free agents opened March 10.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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“General-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general-purpose. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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