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use case

use case noun: a potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.

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
    • Shopify fulfills what’s known in the software development community as the “80 percent use case,” which means it provides 80 percent of the features that merchants need and third-party developers supply the rest[…]2020 November 24, Yiren Lu, “Can Shopify Compete With Amazon Without Becoming Amazon?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  3. (generally) A usage scenario for a product, such as a piece of equipment or a tool.

use case meaning in Vietnamese

use case in Vietnamese

system scenario
trường hợp sử dụng, ca sử dụng

Forms of use case

pluraluse cases
alternative formuse-case

Origin of use case

From use + case.

Questions about use case

What does use case mean?
Use case means a potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.
What is use case in Vietnamese?
Use case in Vietnamese is trường hợp sử dụng, ca sử dụng. See Use case meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is use case?
Use case is a noun.
What is the plural of use case?
The plural of use case is use cases.

Words near use case in the dictionary

  1. USDS
  2. USDT
  3. use
  4. use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
  5. use and wont
  6. use case
  7. use cases
  8. use in anger
  9. use it
  10. use it or lose it
  11. use one's coconut

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