use case

noun

variants or less commonly use-case

ˈyüs-ˌkās

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

Examples of use case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But as with any commercial first aid kit, the Wolf Pack is built for a wide, general use case. —

Wes Siler, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2024 But Ledger sees its wallets serving a much broader range of use cases. —

Ryan Browne, CNBC, 26 July 2024 Overall the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it’s determined over 180 potential use cases for AI in the Olympics, some of which will be on display this summer. —

Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 25 July 2024 But with many of the use cases it's been pressed into during the current AI mania, humans still need to be in the loop for fact checking, quality control and common-sense oversight. —

Ina Fried, Axios, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for use case

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