generics
Unbranded medication alternatives
Generics are unbranded products sold under their chemical or common name rather than a trademark: generic drugs, generic groceries.
A generic version typically costs less than the name brand it mimics.
In programming, generics allow code to work with multiple data types without being rewritten for each one—a function that sorts integers can also sort strings.
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- formularyApproved medication inventory
- brand-nameProprietary product name
patent · therapeutics · over-the-counter · pharmacopeia · efficacy · dosage · tablets · capsules
Many forms, one interface
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- collectionGathered set of items
interface · abstraction · inheritance · encapsulation · overloading · compile-time · parameterized · reusable
Broader categorical term
- superordinateHigher-level category term
- collectiveJointly organized group
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
Affecting all equally
- nonspecificNot clearly defined
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- blanketSoft bed covering
broad · sweeping · undifferentiated · catch-all · all-purpose · one-size-fits-all · standardized · commoditized
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- formularyApproved medication inventory
brand-name · patent · therapeutics · over-the-counter · pharmacopeia · efficacy · dosage · tablets · capsules · FDA
polymorphism
Many forms, one interface
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
collection · interface · abstraction · inheritance · encapsulation · overloading · compile-time · parameterized · reusable · bounded
hypernym
Broader categorical term
- superordinateHigher-level category term
- collectiveJointly organized group
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
denotation · extension · taxonomy · classification · abstraction
universal
Affecting all equally
- nonspecificNot clearly defined
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
blanket · broad · sweeping · undifferentiated · catch-all · all-purpose · one-size-fits-all · standardized · commoditized · unbranded
- Drug RegulationFDA, DEA, controlled substances, drug scheduling, Schedule II
- private labelstore brands, house brands, private label, no-name brands, off-brand
- pharmacy benefitsformulary, prescription coverage, drug coverage, pharmacy benefits, drug benefits
- JavaJDK, JAR, JVM, bytecode, packages
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- pharmaceuticalsanalgesics, medicines, anesthetics, pills, acetaminophen
genericsname brands
Trademarked commercial products
brand names · brand-name drugs · designer labels · premium brands · luxury brands
genericsspecifics
Exact details of something
particulars · proper nouns · individuals · uniques · singulars
- generic brand
- generic drugsUnbranded pharmaceutical equivalents
- generic termNonspecific identifying phrase
- generic namesNon-proprietary designations
- generic medicineUnbranded pharmaceutical copy
- generic theyPronoun for unspecified person