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用途を絞っていない

English translation: not designed for specific purposes

15:05 Nov 14, 2012
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Japanese term or phrase: 用途を絞っていない
This is probably an easy one for many of you, but I'm struggling with the meaning of this phrase, which I am not familiar with. The usage would be similar to the following example:

用途を絞っていない汎用ツールなので、開発者はGTD用のツールとしても薦めているみたいだね。

I'm just interested in the common sense of this phrase, so I'm not particularly specifying a field here.

Your help is much appreciated.
Randi Simons (X)
United States
Local time: 11:08
English translation:not designed for specific purposes
Explanation:
It basically means to focus on something.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-11-14 16:24:18 GMT)
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Thank you for your message. You are absolutely right, as the phrase is used to strengthen the meaning of 汎用ツール.
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Takafumi Miyauchi
Taiwan
Local time: 23:08
Grading comment
Thanks again.
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3 +1not designed for specific purposes
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not designed for specific purposes


Explanation:
It basically means to focus on something.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-11-14 16:24:18 GMT)
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Thank you for your message. You are absolutely right, as the phrase is used to strengthen the meaning of 汎用ツール.

Takafumi Miyauchi
Taiwan
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks again.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your prompt response. So, perhaps in the sample given it would mean something like... it's not a special-purpose tool? Actually, what you said... "not designed for specific purposes" states it well. That's very helpful, thanks.


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