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use-case

use-case is the alternative form of use case.

Meaning of use case

Noun

use case (plural use cases)

  1. A potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.
  2. A usage scenario for a piece of software; often used in the plural to suggest situations where a piece of software may be useful.
    • So Amazon unveiled more software services to make A.W.S. indispensable. In a speech at the event, Andy Jassy, the head of A.W.S., said it wanted to “enable every imaginable use case.”2019 December 15, Daisuke Wakabayashi, “Prime Leverage: How Amazon Wields Power in the Technology World”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  3. (generally) A usage scenario for a product, such as a piece of equipment or a tool.

Forms of use-case

pluraluse-cases

Questions about use-case

What is use-case the alternative form of?
Use-case is the alternative form of use case.

Words near use-case in the dictionary

  1. use value
  2. use values
  3. use your words
  4. use-by date
  5. use-by dates
  6. use-case
  7. use-cases
  8. use-mention distinction
  9. use-mention distinctions
  10. use-value
  11. use-values

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