use case

noun

variants or less commonly use-case

ˈyüs-ˌkās 

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.

—David Balaban

Users seem to want single-purpose mobile apps that nail a specific use case quickly.

—Josh Constine

The pandemic has pushed the adoption of technology for various use-cases.

—businesswire.com

Examples of use case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team outlines three near-term use cases. —Omar Kardoudi april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026

This combination of performance, efficiency, and convenience positions hydrogen as a compelling alternative for certain use cases. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026

One investor cautioned that while Anthropic has been consistent and managed to identify a sticky AI use case, the industry is still young, and momentum could easily swing in another direction. —Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026

Back proposed using this to combat email spam, a niche use case that Nakamoto also advocated for. —Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for use case

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace