Useful vs Nec - What's the difference?
useful | nec |
Having a practical or beneficial use.
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Not Elsewhere Classified, a phrase used in classification codes such as .
. The largest exhibition space in the United Kingdom.
(of a political party).
, Ltd. (renamed to NEC in 1983.) Electronics manufacturer.
: its purpose is the practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity.
As an adjective useful
is having a practical or beneficial use.As an initialism nec is
not elsewhere classified, a phrase used in classification codes such as.useful
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)
The Adaptable Gas Turbine, passage=Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo'', meaning ''vortex , and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.}}