end user

noun

Synonyms of end usernext
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

Examples of end user in a Sentence

Programmers should always keep the end user in mind when designing a new piece of software.
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How to best address the cross-border problem of whose rules apply when validators, liquidity providers, and end users are globally distributed? Bob Diamond, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 The emergence of social media, whose business models are based on collecting personal data about end users and selling ads based on that data, has raised new questions about who deserves to control and profit from personal information. Lorna Veraldi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 For the grid to function, energy generation (the amount of energy being produced at power plants) must match demand from end users. Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026 When the end user clicked through browser warnings, the servers captured all traffic passing through them. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for end user

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of end user was circa 1945

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“End user.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20user. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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end user

noun
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

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