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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As such, Google Project Zero is strongly encouraging vendors to improve their proactive software development practices to prevent these kinds of vulnerabilities from ever reaching end users. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Kohlmann says every device should soon have a unique root password, one that Yarbo won’t provide to end users; firmware updates have already rolled out to the first 1,000 machines and are coming to additional waves of robots. Sean Hollister, The Verge, 11 May 2026 On the positive side, the residential model reduces land and infrastructure requirements that are becoming serious bottlenecks, distributes compute closer to end users, and creates a natural incentive for homeowners through energy savings, said Tammabattula. Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for end user

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

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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 17 May. 2026.

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end user

noun
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

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