Generic 327237 188374008 2008-02-01T13:31:28Z Thereverendeg 346066 added generic band (the advantage) {{Wiktionary}} '''Generic''' means pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific members of the group. It may refer to: * [[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 (programming language)|Java]] and [[C Sharp (programming language)|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. '''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 [[tradename]]. * [[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. {{disambig}} [[de:Generik]] [[fr:Générique]] [[ja:ジェネリック]]