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use cases

use cases is the plural 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.

Questions about use cases

What is use cases the plural of?
Use cases is the plural of use case.

Words near use cases in the dictionary

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

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