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+.. _utility_directive:
+
+``utility``
+-----------
+
+Register a :term:`Zope Component Architecture` "utility".
+
+Attributes
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``component``
+
+ The utility component (cannot be specified if ``factory`` is
+ specified).
+
+``factory``
+
+ A factory that creates a component (cannot be specified if
+ ``component`` is specified).
+
+``provides``
+
+ The :term:`interface` that an utility instance resulting from a
+ lookup will provide.
+
+``name``
+
+ The utility name.
+
+Example
+~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: xml
+ :linenos:
+
+ <utility
+ provides=".interfaces.IMyUtility"
+ component=".utilities.MyUtility"
+ />
+
+Alternatives
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Use the ``registerUtility`` method of the ``registry`` attribute of a
+:term:`Configurator` instance during initial application setup.
+
+See Also
+~~~~~~~~
+
+None.