State of normal operation of a building, installation, park, etc. Do not confuse with the time concept.
(Of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
See more 1 Results: Nineteen different POC tests were identified as currently being in use .
2 There are now some 20 different HIV drugs in use , Kirchhoff said.
3 The general scheme is the one in use in moderate-sized dressmaking establishments.
4 With the increase in use of nuclear energy this has become important.
5 Currently, there are tens of thousands of UGVs in use in Afghanistan.
6 This 1940s meter technician would probably understand most meters in use today.
7 And these remained in use in Persia until the revelation of Islam.
8 However, there was no difference in use of steroid between two groups.
9 The pillory continued in use until the accession of Victoria in 1837.
10 However the total number of places actually in use is just 132.
11 The following is the code of signals in use among the Alps:
12 Upstairs there's an extensive lounge area that is currently not in use .
13 Work is proceeding on a vaccine but none is yet in use .
14 By 1856 the telegraph was in use in the most populous states.
15 Currently, numerous applications are in use , including immunological and molecular biological approaches.
16 When not in use , everything can be stowed inside the main body.
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