English-Dutch translations for generic

• generiek
  De hiervoor genoemde generieke wetten zijn zeer gevaarlijk. The aforementioned generic laws are very dangerous.
  De generieke wetten zijn nog niet aangenomen. There is still time before the adoption of the generic laws.
  Tot slot mag ACTA de toegang tot generieke geneesmiddelen niet in gevaar brengen. Lastly, ACTA must not compromise access to generic medicines.
• generisch
  Ik denk hier onder andere aan fabrikanten van generische geneesmiddelen. I am thinking here of the manufacturers of generic medicines, for example.

Definition of generic

• Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific
• Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
• Of or relating to a taxonomic genus
• Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene
• Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter
• A product sold under a generic name
• A term that specifies neither male nor female

Examples

• Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.

Related words

• generically
• genericize
• generics
• genericness
• genericization
• congeneric
• genericity
• intergeneric
• generic drug