Definition of "general-purpose" []

• Designed for or suitable to more than one use; broadly useful: a general-purpose loan. (adjective)

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• "Mr. Sonia Herecomestheangst (sponsored by the Salmon & French Fries union) says: tombaker says: darnel buddy, sorry man. maybe try some general-purpose AOL chatrooms."
• "She rightly saw it as what we would call a general-purpose computer."
• "AMD, which of course sells both general-purpose processors and GPUs, has been singing a less aggressive version of the same tune."