end user

noun

: 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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What makes one website better than another to an end user? Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025 Sophisticated end users already know a data center that works with its surroundings safely, sustainably and reliably is the only kind of facility worth considering. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 And when those startups succeed, the end users—companies and customers alike—gain powerful new tools. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 This firmware was never given to the general public and never shipped to end users outside of the media AMD shipped drives to. PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025 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 14 Oct. 2025.

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end user

noun
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

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