use case
noun
variants
or less commonly use-case
plural use cases also use-cases
: a use to which something (such as a proposed product or service) can be put : application sense 1a(2)
There are various use cases for the cloud: website hosting, disaster recovery, … etc.—
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informationsecuritybuzz.comUsers seem to want single-purpose mobile apps that nail a specific use case quickly.—Josh Constine
Josh ConstineThe pandemic has pushed the adoption of technology for various use-cases.—businesswire.com
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Divisional Champions help each team discover use cases that streamline their work.
—Brad Rencher, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Wi-Fi 7 routers and mesh systems are available to meet every residential use case and every budget, from under-$100 basic routers to multi-node systems that cover 8,000 square feet and cost more than $2,000.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Adoption spikes, volume triples in weeks, but by the next quarter, most usage comes from a handful of customers with specific use cases.
—Achal Singi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Typically, those acrobatics serve as an eye-catching hook to draw viewers in before explaining more practical, real-world use cases—a point Boston Dynamics robotics engineer Arun Kumar acknowledges in the video.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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Brad Rencher, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Wi-Fi 7 routers and mesh systems are available to meet every residential use case and every budget, from under-$100 basic routers to multi-node systems that cover 8,000 square feet and cost more than $2,000.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Adoption spikes, volume triples in weeks, but by the next quarter, most usage comes from a handful of customers with specific use cases.
—Achal Singi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Typically, those acrobatics serve as an eye-catching hook to draw viewers in before explaining more practical, real-world use cases—a point Boston Dynamics robotics engineer Arun Kumar acknowledges in the video.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Use case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20case. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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