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(US, legal, uncountable) In trademark law, the tendency of a product design to serve a function other than the identification of the product, preventing that design from being protected as a trademark

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(US, legal, uncountable) In trademark law, the tendency of a product design to serve a function other than the identification of the product, preventing that design from being protected as a trademark.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.

Glu Mobile, who realigned its workforce towards centralized GaaS functions last year, announced earlier this month that it will shut down GameSpy Technology on May 31. The service provides multiplayer functionality for dozens of games on…
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  • “Functionality matches an output to an input. Put in talented bright student, get out conformed corporately useful drone. we shouldn’t worry what employers want. We should let students mediate that value. Education should first empower people to be happy and fulfilled people.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “NEW: You may have noticed things look a little different on our website and social media. We’ve updated our logo and our typefaces, and we made improvements to the design and functionality of our homepage and how we present our work. Here’s why.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It’s interesting what Jeremy Herve and Matthias have created with the WordPress feed reader, hooking it up to Activity Pub and AT Proto, the same way they hooked up to the standard WordPress blogging functionality (not sure how technically accurate this ...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I'm so happy you like it! Please use the feedback function if you feel like there's any functionality missing or if something is excessive or bugged, we'd love to hear from you ✨❤️”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Next generation design evaluations for medTOUR+assist now online and available. Cleaner UI / UX and WALT functionality make medTOUR+assist excellent for medical + wellness travel planning and journeys. Access […] [Original post on mastodon.social]”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(organic chemistry, countable) The presence of a functional group.

Glu Mobile, who realigned its workforce towards centralized GaaS functions last year, announced earlier this month that it will shut down GameSpy Technology on May 31. The service provides multiplayer functionality for dozens of games on…
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  • “Dungeons & Dragons meets FRIENDS Generated on CharGen: Fantasy AI Toolkit for Dungeon Masters & RPG Players Testing out some new functionality and flow! #friends #dungeonsanddragons #DNDArt #fantasyart #digitalart”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “We can dream…although I always thought we wouldn’t rejoin as stealthily as the UK left. I mean, the best way to integrate is always that combination of functionality and realism.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “ℹ️ Reporting a minor issue with Lovable affecting live preview functionality. Monitor this incident at https://watchrr.app/service/lovable”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Functionality's basically the same”

  • “functionality and rewards are the same”

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