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tool

[tool] / tul /




Usage

What are other ways to say tool? A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. 

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The United States insisted at the time that the act was a tool to address the climate crisis and "invest in US economic competitiveness".

From Barron's

The selloff began after Anthropic announced that its Claude Code tool could automate the modernization of COBOL, a decades-old programming language that underpins most ATM transactions and in-person credit card swipes.

From Barron's

Congress intended this tariff clause as an emergency tool to counteract a payments “disequilibrium” caused by strains on currency reserve holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal

He noted that IBM itself has offered modernization tools, including its own coding assistants.

From MarketWatch

With the threat of artificial-intelligence tools hanging over it, Salesforce shares have fallen out of favor with investors over the last year.

From MarketWatch