use case

noun

variants or less commonly use-case
plural use cases also use-cases
: a use to which something (such as a proposed product or service) can be put : application sense 1a(2)
There are various use cases for the cloud: website hosting, disaster recovery, … etc.informationsecuritybuzz.com
Users seem to want single-purpose mobile apps that nail a specific use case quickly.Josh Constine
The pandemic has pushed the adoption of technology for various use-cases.businesswire.com

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Answering any sort of citizen queries or guiding users through applications and providing updates and public Services are all absolutely perfect use cases for this. Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025 Their ideal use case seems to be boss-crushing attacks that are best unleashed when a target is restrained or stunned. Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025 One high-bandwidth use case would involve the latest iPhone using the camera to recognize a scene and comment on what’s in it. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025 As the cost of AI training and inference decreases, businesses of all sizes could affordably integrate AI into their operations, broadening the technology’s adoption and enabling new use cases. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for use case 

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of use case was in 1994

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“Use case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20case. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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