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Generic is something that is general, common, or inclusive rather than specific, unique, or selective.
  • Generic mood, a grammatical mood used to make generalized statements like Snow is white
  • 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, 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
  • an ordinary language word which is not a registered trade name.
  • 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:
  • 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.


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