<P> Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally "for this". In English, it generally signifies a solution designed for a specific problem or task, non-generalizable, and not intended to be able to be adapted to other purposes (compare with a priori). </P> <P> Common examples are ad hoc, committees, and commissions created at the national or international level for a specific task . In other fields, the term could refer, for example, to a military unit created under special circumstances, a tailor - made suit, a handcrafted network protocol (e.g. ad hoc network), a temporary banding together of geographically - linked franchise locations (of a given national brand) to issue advertising coupons, or a purpose - specific equation . </P>

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